%% Image removed per Image Pickin' thread: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1517615889012342500%% Please start a new thread to discuss a new image.%%->''"Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more\\The bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score\\Eighty men died trying to end that spree\\Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany".''-->-- '''Music/TheRoyalGuardsmen''', "[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]] vs. the Red Baron"

Sometimes a character is so badass that they don't have just a name. They have their own nickname, one that is so badass that anyone who hears it [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast will crap their pants in fear]]. If they occasionally show up, be prepared to hear this nickname spoken repeatedly whenever they rescue someone.

Named for the AcePilot, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen Manfred von Richthofen,]] who was known as "The Red Baron" during World War I. He was best known for having the highest kill count of any flyer in the war and for his bright red Fokker tri-plane.

The full trope embodies two principles:* The nickname must be unique.* The subject must be better known by their nickname than by their given and surnames.

Compare with FanNickname, where the fans come up with a nickname that isn't used in the series. TheButcher is a subtrope where the nickname typically refers to the character's violent nature or dark acts. SuperheroSobriquets is the superheroic counterpart to this trope.

Compare TheMagnificent, EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep, and NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. IHaveManyNames can be when they have more than one and TheyCallHimSword when he's named after some kind of weapon. This may also be a sign that you're dealing with TheDreaded. While some fall into OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, most of these characters regularly use their real names. Subtrope to NomDeGuerre, where they ''have'' the nickname, but they might not be particularly known or feared for it. Virtually all of these example count as [[InSeriesNickname In-Series Nicknames]].

Not to be confused with the 70s {{Toku}}satsu and 90s {{Anime}} {{Super Robot|Genre}} show of the same name, or the frozen pizza brand of the same name. Or, for that matter, the series of World War One combat flight simulators of the same name, in which the original makes a guest appearance.

You may be looking for [[AristocratsAreEvil That Other Sort of Baron]]. Or, if you may be looking for the movie; that's [[Film/RedBaron here]]. Likewise, the flight combat sim series is [[VideoGame/RedBaron here]]. For HumongousMecha {{Toku}}, see ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron''.

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]* Baron Saijou from ''Manga/ChoujinSensen'' holds the title as [The Executioner] for his high success rate in killing.* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' doesn't have many characters with nicknames, but [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Legendary Super Saiyan]] is one of them. Whether you're talking about [[TheHero Goku]], who was the first [[spoiler:third, actually]] to achieve the legendary Super Saiyan ''transformation'', or ''[[BloodKnight Broly]]'', who's the actual Legendary Super Saiyan, makes a world of difference.* The LightNovel/DirtyPair are so bad-assed entire planets make evacuation plans just in case they might show up. Please remember to call them [[InsistentTerminology the Lovely Angels]].* In ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', the Primevals primarily refer to Mamoru as "The Legacy of Cain" and Kaidou as the "Disaster Left By Abel".* In the one-shot ''Manga/{{Blame}}'' sequel, the lead character is referred to as "The Calamity" by the Silicon Beings. Given his penchant for [[OneManArmy mass]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill destruction]], it fits.* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', Claire Stanfield's most well-known title is Vino, [[TheButcher in reference to the wine-like stains on the floor he inevitably turns his opponents into.]]* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Any army or warrior in ''Berserk'' who's worth their salt gets a badass nickname based on some famous trait or heroic feat of theirs.** The Band of the Hawk are known as the "grim reapers of the battlefield" for their devastating power in combat. ''Badass''.** Guts gets the moniker "Hundred Man Slayer" as a result of single-handedly killing at least 100 Tudor mercenaries sent against him by Adon Coborlwitz. His destructive RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Apostles after the Eclipse gets him named "the Black Swordsman" and he is recognized by his black clothing, giant sword, and false arm. He is sometimes also called "the Branded Swordsman" for the Brand of Sacrifice on his neck, evidence that he has survived the Eclipse and countless nightly assaults by demons.** Before his ascent to demon-hood, Griffith is known as "The White Hawk": His hair and clothing are white, he reaches for his ambition like a bird climbing through the air, and he swoops down on his enemies with his army like a bird of prey. As Femto, his moniker, granted to him by the Godhand, is "The Wings of Darkness". Later he is called "The Hawk of Light" because of his association with the dreams and prophecies of the people of Midland, who view him as their messiah.** Zodd is known among mercenaries as "Zodd The Immortal" and "Nosferatu Zodd" for his supernaturally long lifespan and seeming ability to come back every time he was rumored to be dead.** Sir Locus is "the Moonlight Knight", a famous jouster and KnightErrant recognized by his moon-shaped crest.** Sir Grunbeld is known as the "Great Flame Dragon" for his giant stature, fiery red hair, use of a cannon, and fearsome prowess in battle.** Bishop Mozgus of the Holy See Inquisition is known and feared by the people as "Bloody Scripture Mozgus" for his fanatical use of torture and execution to punish heresy. His use of an iron-bound scripture book as a lethal bludgeon makes this fearsome name well deserved.** Bazuso was known as the "Grey Knight" for his grey armor, "[[BearsAreBadNews The Bear Slaughterer]]" for supposedly killing a bear with his bare hands, and the "Thirty-Man Slayer" for slaying thirty men.** "Knight of Skeleton" clearly isn't the Skull Knight's real name; he acquired it by wearing that skeletal armor. If he and Gaiseric are the same person, then he was also known in the past as the "Demon King" and "King of Galloping Death" from his reputation as a ruthless conqueror.* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has a few of these such as Sawyer the Cleaner but the most notable is Roberta, "the Bloodhound of Florencia," a name that terrifies even hardened criminals in her native Colombia.** Revy herself has the epithet "Two Hand", so given because of her [[GunsAkimbo style of shooting]].* In ''Manga/Classi9'', most composers in Class S- have a "second name" related to their exploits in classical music: Mozart is the ''Wonderkind'', Beethoven is the ''Master Musician'', Wagner is the ''King of Music Drama'', Liszt is the ''Piano Virtuoso'', Chopin is the ''Poet of the Piano''. Tchaikovsky has another type of "second name" because of his reputation as a ruthless fighter in Vienna, he is the "Poisonous Mushroom of Russia". Since the nicknames InUniverse are the same as their real-life counterparts, it is safe to assume Haydn's second name would end up being the ''Father of the Modern Symphony''.* In ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', several of the main characters have nicknames that belie their badassedness, including "Teresa of the Faint Smile" who can kill Yoma without ever having to use her extra powers.* In the second season of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Suzaku has earned the nickname "White [[{{Shinigami}} Reaper]]"; his Knights of the Round teammate Luciano Bradley is "[[BloodKnight the Vampire of Britannia.]]" Before the name of the pilot of the Lancelot was known, the Black Knights referred to Suzaku as the White Helmet (or something similar, depending on translation). Lelouch's mother was known as Marianne the Flash.** Played for laughs with Lloyd, whose known as 'Earl of Pudding' because he likes pudding.** One random pilot refers to Kallen as "The Ace of the Elevens", but it's unclear if this is an actual nickname or merely a statement of fact. Her codename in Lelouch's cell phone is [[ChessMotifs Q1]]. [[FanNickname Fans tend to call her]] "Crimson Lotus", which is the translation of her SuperPrototype's name, Guren.** And Lelouch, or more accurately, Zero, is "the Man Of Miracles".*** Lelouch is also referred to as the "Black Prince." In contrast, his formidable brother Prince Schneizel is known as the "White Prince."** Princess Cornelia is known as the "Witch of Britannia" for her ruthless conquests on the battlefield.*** Even Princess Euphemia gets a nickname. [[spoiler: After she orders (and personally partakes in) the murder of thousands of Japanese people after being accidentally Geassed into doing so by Lelouch, she comes to be derisively known as "Princess Massacre."]] [[FanNickname As for the fans]], she's known as [[spoiler:"the Euphinator"]] as a result of this incident.** Guilford is known as "The Spearhead of the Empire"* In ''Manga/TheRecordOfAFallenVampire'', the protagonist and [[spoiler: one of the]] eponymous fallen vampire is Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss. Meanwhile, [[spoiler: his queen, Adelheid, became known as the ''Moonlight of Corrosion'' because of a tragic and bloody incident in the past where she almost annihilated all vampires.]] We also have his Dhampire subordinate, Leticia who garners the nicknames "Lety" and "Mountain Cat", ''and'' there's Strauss's mortal enemy, whose known only by her moniker, "The Black Swan."* Subverted in ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' when Akira Maeda decides on a new nickname for himself: "The Dragon of Razors". Unfortunately, due to his ButtMonkey status, no one seems to call him by that name.** There's also the rock star guy the students call [[{{Music/Queen}} Freddie]], since he's a mute and no one seems to know his real origins.* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' gives us [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Black Reaper]], Hei. Notable in that ''[[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname the only name we know him by]]'' is also a CodeName; "Hei" is Chinese for "Black."* Kenshiro of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' is known as the "Man with the Seven Scars" or the "Savior of Century's End", while his AloofBigBrother Raoh is known as "Ken-oh" (the "King of Fist") or the "Conqueror of Century's End".* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is a remarkable example, going so far as to having the Amestris government actually issue every State Alchemist a similar moniker. The series occasionally [[SatireParodyPastiche spoofs]] the problems of this trope, with the people [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller being more familiar with the fearsome alias than the person behind it]] - resulting in them frequently mistaking Edward Elric's walking armor brother, Alphonse, for the eponymous Fullmetal Alchemist.** FourStarBadass Olivier Mira Armstrong, AKA "the Northern Wall of Briggs".** Roy Mustang is referred to as the "Hero of Ishval" while Riza Hawkeye is the "Eye of the Hawk".*** Though, given the reputation the battle of Ishval has in the world of FMA and Roy's actions in it, the title "Hero of Ishval" may also double as TheButcher. The soldiers in his company who initially bestowed the title on him meant it to be an honor, but many of his foes (especially the homunculi) often invoke it to claim that they are NotSoDifferent and the title is sure to come up in any HannibalLecture. Roy himself seems to hold the latter view, Case in point being that a homunculi bringing it up in conversation with Roy is an indicator that he/she/it is about to be [[PlayingWithFire terminated]] [[BerserkButton with]] [[CurbStompBattle Extreme Prejudice]].** The same series parodies the trope when a former SerialKiller refers to himself by alias only, stating that his ''real'' name would make his opponent piss his pants in fear. When his name is revealed, Al is not impressed and has never even heard of him, irking the serial killer greatly. While it turns out he was in fact famous Al is from a small rural town.** Each of the "seven sins" homunculi get one. We have Lust "the Lascivious", Gluttony "the Voracious", Envy "the Jealous", Sloth "the Indolent", Wrath "the Furious", Greed "the Avaricious", and Pride "the Arrogant".** And there's also Scar, whose real name is never revealed, called as such after the eponymous disfigurement on his forehead, who the ''entire military'' has been trying to hunt down.*** He accepts the moniker the others have given him after having given up his original name.* Every [[ActionGirl Pandora]] in ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' has a badass nickname, most notably The Untouchable Queen and The Monster of West Genetics.* In ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'', Maj. Motoko Kusanagi is always referred to as "the Major" over 2 seasons and a movie, her first name is used about five times, and her surname appears about as often, although it appears in writing a few more times. In the manga, it's used about as often. It's common among fans to just refer to her as the Major. Some fans forget her real name, because it's so obscure. Oh, and it might not be her real name at all; in the manga, when the narrator introduces her, it is as "a woman calling herself Major Motoko Kusanagi (an obvious alias)". Additionally, while "Motoko" is a rare female name, "Kusanagi" is a mythological sword; an equivalent English name would be Brittany ''Excalibur''. If you still believe that's the {{cyborg}} super-agent's real name, I've got a bridge to sell you. [[RecycledInSpace On Mars]].* Tokita Ohma in ''Manga/KenganAshura'', later down the road with many Kengan Matches under his belt he gets nicknamed “Ashura”, a vicious fighting demon, that is coming from an Association filled with vicious fighters so Ohma became a demon among demons.* All of the {{Ace Pilot}}s in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' have this, the most famous being the legendary Char "The Red Comet" Aznable, who was clearly based off of Richtofen.** Despite the chromatic similarities, Char's canonical fighting style, at least in the original series, is actually the polar opposite of Richthofen's. While The Red Baron was an average pilot at best whose real talent was his superior marksmanship and knack for picking targets who wouldn't see him coming, The Red Comet used a combination of high-speed, in-your-face assaults and enough acrobatic skill to avoid taking hits in what would otherwise be suicidal maneuvers. In truth, his style is probably closer to Manfred's brother Lothar, who, while not as famous, garnered a reputation as one of the most aggressive, reckless pilots of WWI.*** A somewhat more historically accurate homage would be Char's ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' counterpart, Zehart Galette, another red-clad ace whose piloting style is somewhat less flashy and more calculated (by the standards of an action series, at any rate), complete with a psychotic, BloodKnight brother/wingman.** Spoofed by Johnny Ridden being known as the "Crimson Lightning", which causes him grief since he's constantly being mistaken for Char. It's so bad that his CatchPhrase is practically "I'm the Crimson Lightning, dammit!", said immediately after someone mistakes him for Char. It doesn't help that not only are their custom color schemes similar (red is of course the dominant color, though Ridden mixes in some black and/or yellow depending on the machine), so are their fighting styles.** Also from Zeon, Ramba Ral is known as "Blue Giant". And team of Gaia, Mash and Ortega known as "Black Tri-Stars".** Series protagonist Amuro Ray is known as the "White Devil" by Zeon forces, primarily for the RX-78-2's white parade colors, as well as his incredible skill at piloting. For most of the series, Amuro's real name is unknown to Zeon; they just identify him by his [[SuperPrototype unique mobile suit]]. During the events of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', he is known as the "White Unicorn".** ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' should be noticed especially here, for it given us an ace pilot so Badass that his given name is never stated due to world potentially imploding due to awesome overload. We simply know him as Undefeated of the East, Master Asia.*** A manga of debatable officialness gives his name as Shuji Kurosu.*** Master Asia's title in Japanese, "Touhou Fuhai", translates as "Invincible East". This is translated in the dub as "The Undefeated of the East".*** Then there's the entire Shuffle Alliance, which Master Asia is a former member of. All the members are named after playing cards, such as Domon Kasshu, the King of Hearts. Master Asia was the previous holder of that title.** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs Merquise]] earns the nickname "Lightning Baron" because of a battle where he took out rebel pilots with incredible speed; after kicking butt during OZ's coup d'etat and receiving a two-rank promotion, it's upgraded to "Lightning Count".** Also, Duo Maxwell refers to himself as the "Shinigami" or "God of Death" ([[NeverSayDie "The Great Destroyer"]] in the edited version). This is less self-congratulatory than it sounds: he calls himself that primarily because everyone he's ever been close to has wound up dead.*** Shinigami ("Reaper" in the dubs) is also given to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Terry Sanders Jr]], for less impressive reasons: he has a history of being the sole survivor of his squads after their third mission together.** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', Mu La Flaga is known as the "Hawk of Endymion" while Andrew "The Desert Tiger" Waltfeld is probably a ShoutOut to Erwin Rommel below.*** Model kits series add several Red Barons to CE era. All of these characters later appear in ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray'':*** Earth Alliance has Edward Harrelson "Ed the Ripper", Rena Imelia "Sakura Burst", Jane Houston "White Whale" and Morgan Chevalier "Mad Dog of the Moonlight". The South America arc in ''Destiny Astray'' was set to pit Ed in duel against other three.*** Ed's nickname comes from his tendency to carve up enemy machines with his sword so that they "bleed" oil. Before he had mobile suit, he once did the same thing with an ''airplane wing...BY ACCIDENT''! He was hung over and didn't notice he was about to collide with an enemy machine until it was too late. He tore the enemy machine in half with his wing, which earned him the moniker "Ed the Ripper".*** ZAFT has Mikhail Coast "The Doctor" (who is an actual medical doctor, one of the best in the world at that, though he's also known for "dissecting" mobile suits in battle). Gundam SEED Astray also reveal that Miguel Aiman had the nickname "Magic Bullet of Dusk" and add Gud Vair "ZAFT Hero".*** Finally, Orb has Barry Ho "God Hand" and Jean Carrey "Glittering Star J" (who, amusingly, at different times [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder fought for all three sides in the war]]).** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' Sergei Smirnov is known as the "Wild Bear of Russia", spoofed with Patrick Colasour being known as the "Immortal Colasour" ("Colasour the Indestructible" in the dub), a reference to how he miraculously survives repeated beatings by Gundams. Graham Aker later becomes known solely as "Mr. Bushido" in the second season, but this is due to his Japanophile tendencies (wearing a samurai-styled mask and commissioning multiple [[AceCustom samurai-styled custom mobile suits]]).*** ''Manga/Gundam00SideStories'' add Amy Zimbalist, his comrades call him "Steel Cowboy". To enemies, he's "Devil of Unification".** The other red baron in the UC continuity is Anavel Gato of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gundam 0083]]''. He's called the "Nightmare of Solomon", having presumably racked up a large number of kills during the battle of Solomon and then A Boa Qu.** Weird enough, the Zeon ace with highest kill count is Brenev Auggs "One Shot Killer". Never heard of him? That's because [[AllThereInTheManual he's only mentioned in supplement material of model kits]].*** The MSV material is full of ace pilots with these kind of nicknames, like Federation fighter pilot Texan Dmitri (called "Lady Killer" because of his good looks). For the record, Auggs earned his name because [[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange he only fired his gun at point blank range]].** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'': Mikazuki Augus becomes known as the "Devil of Tekkadan" among Gjallarhorn for his extremely brutal and ruthless fighting style.* Van from ''Anime/GunXSword'' has dozens of nicknames, to the point where even he has trouble keeping track of them. Most of them are references to previous episodes, played straight or for laughs.** There is one name, Van the Nice Guy, that recurs because Joshua keeps calling him that and wrote it down somewhere.** Van is ''horrible'' with names, including his own nicknames. He took several episodes just to get his sidekick's name right. The only nickname he can remember with any consistency is "Van of the Dawn."** A longer list stolen from [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]]: "Van the Unemployed", "Van the Freeloader", "Hangover Van", "Steel Van", "Invincible Van", "Pretty Van from the Garbage Dump", "Van the Unsung Hero who Gives It All He's Got", "Daybreak Van" (or "[[{{Woolseyism}} Van of the Dawn]]" in the English dub), "Nice Guy Van", "Van that Weird Guy who Helped Out", "Van of a Thousand Conquests", "Van of a Thousand Naps", "Van, The Devil in The Poisoned Tuxedo", and "Van [[BadassLongcoat the Devil's Swallowtail Suit]]". * ''Anime/{{K}}'' combines this with AnimalMotifs ''and'' ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming- Misaki Yata is called "Yatagarasu", a mythological crow (note that his [[FoeRomanceSubtext love interest]], ''Saru''hiko Fushimi resembles a crow, while Misaki resembles a monkey). ** The AnimalMotifs also show up with Kuroh Yatogami, a.k.a. "The Black Dog". His name, Kuroh, sounds like "Kuro" meaning "Black", but it's written as 拘朗, the first part of which means "dog".* Every master in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has at least one of these. The most impressive one is Hayato Fuurinji's "The Invincible Superman", alternatively translated as "Man Without Enemies" (The term "Without Enemies" is equivalent to "Invincible" in kanji), because there's seriously no one alive who poses a great threat to him.** The masters of Ryozanpaku are known as, "Master of all Chinese Kenpo" Kensei Ma, "Philosophical Jujitsu Master" Akisame Koetsuji, "The Hundredth Dan Brawler" Shio Sakaki, "The Death God of the Muay Thai Underworld" Apachai Hopachai, and "The Prodigy of Sword and Mistress of Weapons" Shigure Kosaka.** The masters of Yami are, "One Shadow" [[spoiler: Saiga Furinji]], "Saint Fist" Ogata Isshinsai, "Fierce Fist God" Sougetsu Ma, "Fist of Destruction" Alexander Gaidar, "God Hand" Akira Hongo, "Demon Emperor of Underground Muay Thai" Agaard Jum Sai, "Smiling Steel Fist/Angry Iron Fist" Diego Carlo, "Demon Fist God" Silcardo Jenezad, "Bewitching Fist" Mikumo Kushinada, and "Fist of Brahman" Cyril Rahman.* The ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters!'' {{Yonkoma}} side-stories spoof this, with the eponymous characters thinking up such nicknames for themselves so they can become more familiar. No one is happy with theirs, all ending up with things like "The Man with the Golden Sphincter".* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', Keima is known to the DatingSim world as the "God of Conquest" for his unrivaled skill and knowledge in the genre.* ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' earns the title "Ace of Aces" to her military peers mid-way through the series. Her FanNickname is the "[[ShoutOut White Devil]]"...** Subaru eventually gains her own nickname in the post-[=StrikerS=] TimeSkip: Silver Ace.** Fate is also known as "The Naval Ace" and as revealed in ''Force'', Hayate is known as "The Walking Lost Logia."** Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate's {{Evil Twin}}s from the ''Battle of Aces'' game are called, respectively, the Starlight Destroyer, the Thunderblade Assailant, and the Ruler of Darkness.** The Wolkeritter and their devices each hold a title of their own, however, only Vita likes waving it around as a part of her BadassBoast--> "Vita, Knight of the Iron Hammer, and the Steel Count, Graf Eisen. There is nothing in this world we can't destroy."** [[CrystalDragonJesus Olivie Sägebrecht]] was known as the "[[WorldsBestWarrior The Queen Second to None in combat]]" and "The Lady Knight of Shutra."* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''** Evangeline A.K. [=McDowell=] has many of these including ''Maga Nosferatu'', ''Feared Queen of the Night'', and ''Apostle of Destruction''. Her least favorite is "Kitty". Very few people can get away with using that one. The others, though? She loves hearing them, especially if the person saying them is doing so fearfully.** Jack Rakan has his own collection of nicknames: "The Thousand Blades", "The Man Who Cannot Die", "The Immortal Fool", [[OverlyLongName "That Damn Guy Who You Can Stab With Swords All You Like And It Won't Do A Thing, Dammit!"]]** ''Negima'' is full of these; there's "Death Glasses" [[StoicSpectacles Takamichi]], Nagi the "Thousand Master", etc. Nagi is an interesting one because unlike a lot of the other titles, it's actually never made clear why he's called that. There are a few theories suggested, but they're both patently false: He barely knew five spells, let alone a thousand and he mostly certainly did not have a thousand ministra. Even if he had, the only confirmed two we ever saw were both with adult men, not young pretty girls like the joking explanation suggested.** Negi himself eventually gained title of "Lightning God", quite appropriate for someone who is not only able to use lightning magic to great effect but also turn his whole body into it.* The highest-ranked Otome in ''Anime/MaiOtome'' have nicknames that match that of their [=GEMs=]. For instance, Shizuru is known as the "Bewitching Smile Amethyst", and her [[TheRival rival]] Haruka holds the secondary title of "Continental Orb Topaz". Some of these tend toward the "odd" end of the WordSaladTitle scale.* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': the machine itself is more than once called "The Invincible Tower of Black Iron". Mazinkaiser carries on the tradition of being called the "Demon God of Justice".* Anime/MetalArmorDragonar's CharClone, Maiyo Plato is known as the 'Blue Eagle of Giganos'.* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Yellow Flash of Konoha[[note]]Minato Namikaze[[/note]], The White Fang of Konoha[[note]]Sakumo Hatake[[/note]], The Demon of the Hidden Mist,[[note]]Zabuza Momochi[[/note]] The God of Shinobi,[[note]]Hiruzen Sarutobi, The Sage of Six Paths, ''and'' Hashirama Senju[[/note]] The Professor,[[note]]Hiruzen Sarutobi again[[/note]] The Legendary Sannin (The Toad Sage,[[note]]Jiraiya[[/note]] The Slug Princess[=/=][[UnfortunateNames The Legendary Sucker,]][[note]]Tsunade[[/note]] and The White Snake,[[note]]Orochimaru[[/note]]) the Zombie Combo,[[note]]Hidan and Kakuzu[[/note]] The Copy Ninja/Kakashi of the Sharingan,[[note]]Kakashi Hatake[[/note]] The God of Amegakure[[note]]Pain[[/note]]...** [[spoiler: The Bloody Habanero[=/=]Red Hot-blooded Habanero and The Orange Hokage for Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, respectively.]]* In the ''Manga/OnePiece'' universe, it seems like everyone will be given a badass epithet once acquiring the first bounty. Below are some notable examples.** The Straw Hat crew: "Straw Hat" Luffy, "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, "Cat Burglar" Nami, "Devil Child" Nico Robin, "King of the Snipers" Sogeking (also known as Usopp), "Black Leg" Sanji, "Cyborg" Franky, and "Humming/Soul King" Brook. ("Cotton Candy Lover" Chopper doesn't really count though.) Usopp was later known as "God" Usopp and got a drastic bounty increase to match. Luffy is an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] case in that the phrase "Straw Hat" would not innately bring fear to people, but in-universe, Luffy's actions have been so bold and so terrifying to those who'd cross him that Luffy has unintentionally ''made'' "Straw Hat" into a fear-inducing pair of words.** The Worst Generation: "Captain" Eustass Kid, "Massacre Soldier" Killer, "Magician" Basil Hawkins, "Red Flag" X. Drake, "Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law, "Roar of the Sea" Scratchmen Apoo, "BigEater" Jewelry Bonney, "Gang" Capone Bege, and "Mad Monk" Urouge.** The (original) Seven Warlords of the Sea: "Hawk-Eye" Dracule Mihawk, "Sir" Crocodile, "Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma, "Heavenly Demon" Donquixote Doflamingo, "Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock, "Knight of the sea" Jinbe. (Gekko Moriah does not have one.)** The Four Emperors: "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate, "Red-Haired" Shanks, Kaido "of the Beasts", "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin, and [[spoiler: "Blackbeard" Marshall D. Teach]].*** Whitebeard pirates Division Commanders: Marco "The Phoenix", "Fire Fist" Ace, "Diamond" Jozu, "Flower Sword" Vista.** On the Government side of the law, we have: "Aokiji[[note]]Blue Pheasant[[/note]]" Kuzan, "Kizaru[[note]]Yellow Monkey[[/note]]" Borsalino, "Akainu[[note]]Red Dog[[/note]]" Sakazuki, "Fujitora[[note]]Wisteria Tiger[[/note]]" Issho, Sengoku "The Buddha", Garp "The Fist", "Demon Bamboo" Vergo, and Smoker "The White Hunter".** Here's more miscellaneous ones: "Foxfire" Kin'emon, Cavendish "of the White Horse" (He's also known as the "Pirate Prince"), Bartolomeo "the Cannibal" (not literally), Rebecca "the Undefeated Woman" (She's also known as [[spoiler:"the Phantom Princess"]]), Buggy "the Clown" (Later upgraded to "the ''Star'' Clown"), Oars "The Devil" (Also known as "The Continent-Puller"), "The Adventurer" Fisher Tiger, [[CanonImmigrant Ryuma "The King"]], Van Augur "the Supersonic", "Death God" Doc Q, "Corrupt King" Avalo Pizarro, "Evening Shower" Kanjuro, "Wet-Haired" Caribou, "Blood-Splatterer" Coribou, "Thunder Soldier" [[spoiler:Kyros]], Shiliew "of the Rain", "Demon Sheriff" Lafitte and Jack "the Drought".* ''Anime/OvermanKingGainer'' has Gain, who is known as the Black Southern Cross.* Parodied with Kuno in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' who keeps giving himself nicknames that no one else recognizes, starting with "Blue Thunder of Furinkan High".* Kenshin from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' was known as the Hitokiri Battousai (or Battousai the Man-Slayer, for those who are into English dubs) during the Bakumatsu, as a reference to his profession (assassin) and his sword fighting style.** Hajime Saito is known as the Wolf of Mibu.** Sanosuke originally had "Zanza"(short for Sanosuke of the Zanbato) when he was a fighter-for-hire. At the end of the series, Yahiko earns one himself: "The man who has caught 1000 blades". ** He tries to dissociate himself from it; people accepting that the name does not define him constitute several meaningful moments in the series. Chiefly Kaoru at the beginning, but Aoshi contradicting Saito from "Battousai" to "Kenshin" at almost the very end bears remembering, too.*** An advantage of 'Hitokiri Battousai' being so infamous was that only a minority of people even knew he was "''Himura'' Battousai", and practically nobody was aware of the personal name "Kenshin".** In the first deeply serious fight in the series, versus the psycho assassin Jin'e Udo ([[NomDeGuerre Kurogasa]]), he gets into trash-talk mode and says, "let me show you the meaning of the name, ''Battousai''." (Apparently it means he is the ''best damn IaijutsuPractitioner in Japan''. Hiten Mitsurugi Style has a lot of battojutsu, or ''iai'' techniques.)* The Flame Haze of ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' have... interesting [[WordSaladTitle titles]], to which they are always referred to by, except by close friends. These include: The Arbiter of Reverse Reasoning, The Master Throne, The Specialist of Everything, and The Interpreter of Condolences.** And going even further, Shana doesn't actually have a name besides her title, The Red-Hot Eyed Flame Haired Hunter, until Yuji gives her one.* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': Lina Inverse, the Bandit Killer, the Doramata (Dragon Spooker), the Enemy of All Who Live. She's not too fond of the last two but will cheerfully use the first.** The Heartless Sorcerer Swordsman, and his friend Mummy Man.* ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers'' has a feared ace known simply as [[TheDreaded 'The Teacher']].** In the game, he is known as, in order, "Lynx", "Cheetah" and finally, as the "Black Cat" as the game goes on and his fame spreads.* Marie Angel of ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross'' is nicknamed the "Cosmo Amazon".* ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'': The protagonist gains the nickname "Lorelei" Seina, because his weaponized bad luck, like the German siren's song, lures (SpacePirate) ships to their doom.* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Simon The Digger.** '''[[WalkingShirtlessScene THE]] [[LargeHam MIGHTY]] [[MemeticBadass KAMINA]]!!!'''** Subverted with Lordgenome in that it's actually his name. The reason is that, instead of being Lord Genome, it was combined to Lordgenome to reduce confusion among Japanese readers/viewers about "lord" being a title, rather than a part of the character's first name.* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' has two prominent examples, both of which get dropped in the English dub.** Manjyome "Thunder", which stems from his CatchPhrase. Whenever anybody calls him "Manjyoume", he insists "It's [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics Manjyome-san!]]" - in Japanese, "Manjyome-'''san da'''!". Since that would be a real bear to adapt into English, the dub drops the whole thing in favor of him calling himself "''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]]'' [[DubNameChange Chazz]]". ** "Kaiser" Ryo Marufuji, TheAce of the Academy in the first season, is rarely called by anything but his nickname. In the second season, he [[FreakOut freaks out]] and the title upgrades to "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Hell Kaiser]]" for the remainder of the series.* The future selves of the main characters of ''Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren'' each get one of these nicknames. Kaoru is the "Queen of Catastrophe", Aoi is the "Lightspeed Goddess", and Shiho is the "Untouchable Empress". In what we can only assume is a StableTimeLoop, the BigBad who's seen the future through [[PsychicPowers precognition]] refers to them by these names in the present and gets his entire organization to as well... which means that they're named after themselves.* The eponymous ''Manga/MurderPrincess'', Falis, who didn't actually get that nickname in-universe 'till right at the end of the anime. She's mostly called that by enemies of her kingdom... but not when she's within earshot. Mostly because, if you're an enemy of her kingdom and within earshot of her, you're most likely already dead.* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', the sweet, ditzy blonde lady Marie Mjolnir is aptly nicknamed the Crusher. (She turns out to be a LightningBruiser.) Justin is known as the Executioner, as his weapon form is a guillotine. Maybe a running thing for Death Scythes, although the others have no such nicknames (although being called the 'Demon' such-and-such' could be enough on its own).** Spirit's title is Death Scythe due to his form being a Scythe and having the Death Scythe status. Or because he's literally Death's scythe, as in the personal weapon of [[TheGrimReaper Death]].* ''Manga/TriGun'' - Vash the Stampede is such a WalkingDisasterArea that he gets dubbed the "Humanoid Typhoon" (and actually gets reclassified as an "Act of God" by the planet's biggest insurance company so it doesn't have to pay out damages incurred in connection with him).** Tort law says WTF about that, by the way, and presumably they start offering Stampede Insurance packages, since the odds of Vash actually turning up and [[DestructiveSavior rescuing]] any particular location are low enough that with the right pitch they could make a killing. As long as the BigBad doesn't use him to blow up any more cities. And no one insures the moon.** Other parties in the series have such names, ''noms-de-guerre'' at least, usually in the form of TheMagnificent, but most of them aren't especially widely feared, if only because they kill most people who hear about them. Manga Wolfwood appears to have possessed a certain cache in the {{Professional Killer}}s community that earned him the name Nicholas the Punisher, but it's possible he was just assigned that title by his bosses. So it's just the HeroWithBadPublicity who's blood-chillingly notorious.* ''Manga/FairyTail'': "Salamander" Natsu, "Titania" Erza, "The Demon" Mirajane, "Beast Arm" Elfman, "Black Steel" Gajeel, "The Demon Princess" Miki Chickentiger, "Iron Rock" Jura, "Cold Emperor" Lyon, Yuka "The Wave" Suzuki, "Sky Sorceress" Wendy, "Twin Dragons" Sting and Rogue, "Shinigami" Erigor. Literally a quarter of the recurring cast has a title of some kind.* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'''s Shizuo Heiwajima has the very well-deserved title of God of Destruction. Occasionally, this is extended to "God of Destruction [[IconicOutfit in a Bartender Suit]]" to make sure people [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller properly identify him]].* It's easier to list the characters in ''Manga/{{Jackals}}'' who ''don't'' have killer nicknames, though this may have something to do with the fact that the cast is primarily made of up, you know, killers. The main hero and his rival are "Alligator" Nichol Heyward and Huya "Requiem" Godfrey. Many of the others sound a little goofy when translated into English... but then again, "the Flying Monkey" is probably an improvement over "Jasper Tennessee" anyway. Richard Domingo takes the cake here, having ''multiple'' nicknames - Lightning, the Bolt, and the Virtuoso of Firearms.* In ''LightNovel/{{Corsair}}'', Ayace, the armada commander, is called "The Devil Killer".** Giving a {{seme}} a badass nickname is very common in {{yaoi|Genre}}. Sometimes the {{Uke}} will have one, too.* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' features Orochi Doppo, "the Karate God", and Hanma Yujiro, both "The Ogre" and "The world's strongest creature".* Everyone of any power in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' has a GratuitousEnglish one, which in some way describes their unique power. There's Railgun, Imagine Breaker, Meltdowner, Accelerator[[note]]who apparently has forgotten his "real" name and thus goes exclusively by his title[[/note]]...and, perhaps the best of them all, the doctor named "Heaven Canceler." Think about that one for a second.-->'''Heaven Canceler:''' Well, just don't die. As long as you don't die, I can fix you.* Yomiko Readman of ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' is known as The Paper. This name is apparently given to the most talented PaperMaster of the British Library and is passed on whenever one retires or dies. Yomiko is the 19th person to be issued that codename. Her deceased lover/mentor Donny Nakajima was the 18th.* Sakata Gintoki of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' was known as the "Shiroyasha (White Demon)" during the Joui War. Heck, all of the four most powerful Joui warriors have these titles - Katsura was dubbed "Nobleman of Terror", Takasugi was the "Demon Army General", and Sakamoto was called "[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Loud]] [[OddNameOut Person]]" (though, to be fair, he was also known as the "Dragon of Katsurahama").* Gavrill from ''Manga/FrankenFran'' is known as "The Wolf", due to her brutality and shape-shifting powers.* Back at the time when [[spoiler:Habara]] from ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'' was a EnfantTerrible-level TheBully, she was known as the Archdemon.* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''** Many of the more prominent fighters on the front lines get names like this. Kirito is known as the "Black Swordsman" (both for his [[BlackSwordsAreBetter Elucidator]] and [[BadassLongcoat Black Cloak of Midnight]]), while Asuna is known as "[[LightningBruiser Lightning Flash]]" in SAO (for her [[SuperSpeed unbelievable speed]]) and the "[[CombatMedic Berserk Healer]]" in ALO due to being a healer who uses melee attacks.** The Mother's Rosario Arc gives us Zekken (lit "Absolute Blade"), who has a 67 duel winning streak, ''including'' one against [[InvincibleHero Kirito]]. Kirito goes so far as to say that were Zekken a player in SAO, they would have gotten the DualWielding skill[[note]]A unique skill given to the player with the highest reaction speed[[/note]] instead of him.** In ''Gun Gale Online'', Sinon is nicknamed "Hecate", the same name as her WeaponOfChoice, the [[SniperRifle PGM Ultima Ratio Hecate II]], which she wields with deadly efficiency.* Alucard of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' is sporadically referred to as the "No-Life King".** Alexander Anderson, by contrast, has a ton of nicknames (Paladin Anderson, Bayonet Anderson, etc.), all of which are apparently on his file in Hellsing.* In ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'', it seemed that everyone who had afflicted with {{Chuunibyou}} would have one of this.** Yuuta, the "Dark Flame Master". Nowadays, though, [[OldShame he'd rather disassociate himself from this]].** Rikka "The Wicked Eye."** "Mjolnir Maul" Sanae.** [[spoiler: "[[AlternateCharacterReading Mori]] Summer" Shinka, though she regrets it as much as Yuuta does his, if not more.]]* Wild Tiger, veteran from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' is also known as the Crusher of Justice, due to his bad habit of massive collateral damage.* Everywhere in ''Manga/GetBackers''. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERYWHERE!]] Most of them contain the word master though. Lightning Emperor Ginji, Beast Master Shido, Lady Poison Himiko, The Undead Hishiki, Thread Master Kazuki, Doctor Jackal Akabane, The Unknown Boy Makubex, the list just goes on.* Played with in ''LightNovel/BenTo''. The various participants in the combat for half-priced lunch boxes do have titles by which they are known and feared. However, those titles were typically earned in embarrassing incidents that the people saddled with them would rather forget. ** Sen Yarizui is known as "The Ice Witch", though it's not for her SugarAndIcePersonality, but rather because she tried to buy a chilled alcoholic beverage with her bento. ** While Ayame Shaga is something of a looker, her title of "Beauty by the Lake" was earned when she fell asleep on a park bench shortly after eating a bento she'd won. ** Yo Satou has the undesirable nickname of "The Pervert" because he was DraggedIntoDrag for one battle. ** This is played straight by Orthros [[spoiler:which is the collective title of the Sawagi twins]], who gained fame by simply being very strong fighters.* Being a series focused on fightings, ''Manga/{{Gamaran}}'' has his share of ominous or cool nicknames, including: [[BigBad Jinsuke Kurogane]], The Slayer of 1000 Men, "Demon Splitter" Midou Shingo, Sasuke Sakakibara "The Crinsom Extractor/The Heart Ripper", Kibe Ryuho "The Silver Demon", Kiyomori "King of the Doom Fist" and Gensai Kizaki "The Sword Fiend" among others.* Very common in ''LightNovel/AccelWorld''. The Seven Kings of Pure Colour all have one, as do other burst linkers who have become notable for exceptional skills or unique abilities. The main exception is actually the main character who is extremely famous for being the only flight capable burst linker but is generally known by variations of the his Duel Avatar name rather than any title.* LightNovel/TokyoRavens has the Divine Generals, with ''Child Prodigy'' Dairenji Suzuka, ''Omnipotent Sword'' Kogure Zenjirou, ''The Shadow'' Ohtomo Jin (who later gets upgraded to [[spoiler:''[[DiseaseBleach White]] [[HandicappedBadass Yatagarasu]]]]''), ''Ogre Eater'' Kagami Reiji, ''Divine Fan'' Amami Daizen, ''Enma/ Fire Demon'' Miyachi Iwao, ''Binding Princess'' Yuge Mari, ''Divine Eye'' Miyoshi Tougo, ''Heaven's Bearer'' Kurahashi Genji, ''The Professor'' Dairenji Shidou.** Kakugyouki is also often referred to as the ''One-Armed Ogre''.* ''Manga/WitchCraftWorks'': A schoolgirl who is secretly a member of the city-protecting witch circle gets introduced first as a delinquent trying to destroy the protagonist's position of power at his high-school. Her nickname is "Bearslayer", owing to the fact she killed a vicious rampaging predator with her bare hands on one occasion in the past. The animal was a large tiger, and the tiger's ''name'' was Lucky Bear. * In ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'': The final antagonist is nicknamed the Hands of God. He is fighting the two protagonists by himself in a one sided battle, something no one has done in the series and his swordsmanship might as well be magic.* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', many Ghouls have aliases gained as a result of some trait or behavior. Some were assigned to them by the [[HunterOfMonsters CCG]] or the Media, while others actively create an identity. In general, they serve as a warning since only dangerous Ghouls manage to move from a Case Number to an alias. A few Investigators also manage to gain a nickname as a result of their deeds. ** "[[VillainousGlutton Binge Eater]]" Rize, a woman infamous for her appetite and selfishness. ** The protagonist, Kaneki, earns several along the way -- "[[EyepatchOfPower Eyepatch]]", "[[HalfHumanHybrid One-Eyed]] Kaneki", and "[[CreepyCentipedes Centipede]]". ** Ghoul Investigator Kishou Arima has earned himself quite a few, being something of a living legend -- "Death God", "The Undefeated Investigator", "[[PlayingCardMotifs The Jack]]", and "CCG's Reaper". ** "Corpse Collector" Arata, The [[MadeOfIron Indomitable]] Shinohara, and "Demon" [[BadassGrandpa Tsuneyoshi]]. ** Haise Sasaki of the sequel ''Re:'' eventually comes to be known as ''[[TheDreaded the Black Reaper]]'', to contrast Arima's white color scheme (presumably, Arima would be called ''White Reaper'' to distinguish between them). [[spoiler:Sasaki is also a (formerly) amnesiac Kaneki, so he also has his titles from the first ''Tokyo Ghoul'', though only ''Eyepatch'' has seen some use since.]][[/folder]]

[[folder: Comic Books]]* All superhero codenames count as this if the hero in question becomes famous enough. * ComicStrip/ThePhantom is usually called "The Ghost Who Walks", but has also been called "The Man Who Cannot Die"; each scion of the Walker family has donned the garb upon the death of his predecessor, resulting in LegacyImmortality.* Franchise/{{Batman}} ** Depending on the continuity, he is referred to as either the Caped Crusader or the Dark Knight. [[spoiler:Which came from Darknight Detective.]]** And occasionally, usually by Comicbook/RasAlGhul, The Detective.** Comicbook/{{Robin}} was originally known as the Boy Wonder, and later as the Teen Wonder.** Batman holds the title of "World's Greatest Detective" in Franchise/TheDCU.** Some of Batman's foes also have nicknames; SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker is occasionally referred to as "the Clown Prince of Crime" and ComicBook/{{Bane}}, as the man who delivered the most brutal beating Batman ever experienced, up to and including a ''broken back'', is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bat."** "Comicbook/TwoFace" was originally the nickname used to identify Harvey Dent once his face was half-scarred by acid and he became a criminal. Later versions of the character used this as a persona Dent adopted as part of his multiple personality disorder.** Scarecrow is "The Master of Fear" while The Riddler is "The Prince of Puzzlers."** [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] was named 'The One who is All' by the League of Assassins, since she's been trained by nearly every member and could carry on their legacy by herself.* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} has been known as 'The Devil of Hell's Kitchen', 'The Scarlet Swashbuckler', 'Hornhead' and, most famously, as 'The Man Without Fear'.* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} of the Comicbook/XMen used to be just "Wolverine". Then we learned his name was Logan. And ''then'' we learned his ''real'' name was James Howlett. Originally, his official code-name (given to him by the Canadian government) was "Weapon-X". "Wolverine" was a name he chose for himself, apparently. * Franchise/SpiderMan is referred to as either the "Web-Slinger" or "Wall-Crawler", based on his two main methods of transportation, or, more simply, Webs. A less common name is "The Arach-Knight", as a pun on Batman's "The Dark Knight".** He's also been referred to, a touch more sinisterly, as 'The Spider'.** Similarly to the first two, Spidey's CaptainErsatz The Fury from Creator/AlanMoore's ''Comicbook/NineteenSixtyThree'' is known as the Roof-Runner.* Franchise/{{Superman}}, The Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, The Last Son of Krypton, and the [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Big Blue Boy Scout]]. His cousin, Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, is either the Girl of Steel or the [[{{Pun}} Maid of Steel]] as a play on Superman's most common nickname. His alternate universe daughter, Ariella, is called R'E'L, the Destroyer of Worlds.* One character in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse is referred to by {{Mooks}} as "The Anti-Life" and "The Slayer of All That Breathes". [[LethalJokeCharacter That character]] is Comicbook/SquirrelGirl.--> '''[[ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers Big Bertha]]''': She's sort of beaten ComicBook/{{MODOK}}... and Doctor Doom... and Comicbook/{{Thanos}}... single-handedly. \\'''SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall Oh, c'mon, those stories can't actually count in continuity]].* Speaking of which, everybody give a great big hello to the Merc with the Mouth, the Regeneratin' Degenerate, the Crimson Comedian, iiiiiiiiiiit's...SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}!!!* Adrian "The World's Smartest Man" Veidt, formerly Ozymandias, in ''{{Comicbook/Watchmen}}''.* Some of the chapter titles in ''Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'' are implied to be nicknames Scrooge has acquired during his adventures. To wit, he's variously known as "The King of the Klondike", "The Buckaroo of the Badlands", "The Pizen of Pizen Bluff", and "The Master of the Mississippi".** Not a chapter title, but commonly used as Scrooge's nickname during his cowboy days is "Glasgow Kid".* Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} is the King of the Sea(s). He's also been called "The Sea Sleuth".* Franchise/WonderWoman is sometimes called "the Amazing Amazon".* Franchise/TheFlash is The Scarlet Speedster, or sometimes just The Speedster. Also The Fastest Man Alive.** Actually discussed in-universe in the 2014 show. The Flash [[spoiler: of Earth-2, Jay Garrick,]] reveals they called him the "Crimson Comet."* Comicbook/GreenArrow is the Emerald Archer.* Comicbook/BlackCanary is the Sonic Siren.* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} The Artist formerly known as Captain Marvel]] is the World's Mightiest Mortal or The Big Red Cheese.* Hans von Hammer, an {{Expy}} of the original Red Baron, is the ''Comicbook/EnemyAce'' to comics readers, but was known InUniverse as "The Hammer of Hell."* In ''X-Men Noir'', newspapers call Professor Xavier "the Professor of Crime"; his X-Men all have nicknames of their own, but they seem to have given them to each other. There's also the various criminals who taught young Tommy Halloway the tricks of the trade: Horace "Harlem Houdini" Hobbs, Orville "The Gentleman" Whitwell, and Cain "The Juggernaut" Marko.** ''Iron Man Noir'' has the infamous pirate Captain Namor, also known as the Beast of the Blue and the Blood Mariner.** Luke Cage himself in ''Luke Cage Noir'' received the name "Power-Man" after taking two bullets in the chest and getting up as if nothing had happened.* In ''ComicBook/LeScorpion'', Armando Catalano is universally known as 'the Scorpion'.* ComicBook/TheMightyThor - it was actually a fairly common thing in the early days of the comic for especially nasty villains to be declared/declare themselves 'The enemy of all who live!' (exclamation point mandatory).** Thor himself has a few, inheriting the title of 'The Golden Avenger' from Iron Man, 'the Thunderer' and 'the Lightning Giver.'* Ralph Dibny, the ComicBook/ElongatedMan, was often referred to as the 'Ductile Detective', especially during his stories from the 1960s and 70s.* Gilbert Shelton's Wonder Wart-hog was called the 'Hog of Steel', in an obvious parody of Superman.* ''ComicBook/IronMan'' has been called "The Ironclad Avenger."** He was also called the Golden Avenger long after his armor ceased to be entirely golden.** And most commonly, 'Shellhead', one that has stood the test of time, appearing in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' has been called "The Sentinel of Liberty" and "The Star Spangled Avenger." He's also retroactively known as "The First Avenger", because although he's the fifth member of the actual team, his heroics in World War II are considered their inspiration.* Annihilus, enemy of the ComicBook/FantasticFour likes to describe himself as "The Living Death That Walks."* ''ComicBook/DungeonTwilight'': Marvin goes by the name of Dust King, he earned the name by raising an army of undead.* ''ComicBook/CaballisticsInc'': [[TokenEvilTeammate Solomon Ravne]], an immortal former Nazi, became known as "Der Teufel" (The Devil) to his victims during the Holocaust.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]* [[spoiler: The Hacker]] character from SonAmyFan362's stories is the World's Fighting Champion, better known by his Ring Name, Vegeta. It is apparent that not too many fighters are willing to accept his challenge.* The Rebirths from ''Fanfic/SlightlyDamnedWindOfRedemptionAndRebirth'' often have this, with titles ranging from NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast, to AffectionateNickname* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', Kyon is called "[[GratuitousJapanese Kowa-Keigo]]"[[note]]"Terrifying Guardian Kyon" after serving as a replacement for Tsuruya's bodyguard.[[/note]]* In ''Fanfic/TheHillOfSwords'', [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]] has been nicknamed "The King of Swords", much to his annoyance. In the DistantEpilogue, we find out that Louise has been named "the Duchess of Emptiness."* In the FanFic/PokeWars ExpandedUniverse, Dawn gets the nickname "Blue Death" in the story ''Dawn of a New Era''. She [[EmbarrassingNickname doesn't like the nickname]].** Hiiro Mizutani from ''The Pokémon They Carried'' bears the nickname of "Black Blade".** Mimoru from ''The Pokémon They Carried'' is known by the soldiers as "The Marionette".* Being a world of emerging superheroes, ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has a few.** The Winter Soldier is the most notable example, with a whole list of other nicknames: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Ice Warrior, the Sleeping Death, the Shield Breaker, Europe's Terror.]] He earned them.** Similarly, the Black Widow.** Tony is referred to in Asgard as 'Lord Stark' something which, as fan of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and an egomaniac, he absolutely ''revels'' in. This is done on the grounds that he's richer and more powerful than most of the Lords, Princes, Kings, and even Emperors, in Earth's history, and he's earned such honour in battle.*** He's also, naturally, known as Iron Man.** Sirius is referred to, briefly, as 'the Marauder', with the context stating that he earned it on the battlefield as well as by being part of the Marauders. It's later noted that he doesn't like it very much.** Thor is known as 'The Thunderer' and the 'Lord of Storms'.** Wanda Maximoff's ''nom de guerre'', the Scarlet Witch, is known and respected.** [[TheDreaded Magneto]].** The Banshee earned his name the hard way.** In a more meta sense, Archangel a.k.a. Warren Worthington III, considering the [[TheDreaded name's]] [[DarkMessiah history]] in comics canon.*** And chapter 70 demonstrates that he more than lives up to it. Which, considering the canon origins of the name, may not be a very good thing...** There is also [[spoiler: the Phoenix]] and [[spoiler: the Dark Phoenix]], usually appended to Harry. Both make people quail, and for excellent reason, and the latter is considered particularly ominous.** And then, of course, there is Nathaniel Essex, known variously as the Pale Man, Nosferatu, and simply... Sinister.** As of ''Ghosts of the Past'', the Red Room also have the ''Krasnyy Syn'', 'the Red Son', the next generation Winter Soldier: [[spoiler: he's a brainwashed Harry.]]*** They also have 'the Beast', a vicious and powerful mutant used to test (and often punish) their prisoners. He's also known as [[spoiler: the Blob]] and more surprisingly, [[spoiler: Dudley Dursley.]] He's dangerous, but not half as much as he thinks he is.* Most females in the ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' universe have the *insert specialty* mistress of their village.* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'': After her SplitPersonalityMerge and [[HesBack the restoration of her true personality and power]], Twilight Sparkle take up the title of "The Godslayer". This serves the dual purpose of making her appear both a symbol of hope for the [[LaResistance Loyalists]] and a figure of fear for the [[LesCollaborateurs Royals]].** Rarity gains the moniker of "Dragonslayer" after striking the finishing blow on the green dragon during the [[FinalBattle Battle of the Everfree]].* ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'': The main heroines, [[AmazonBrigade Mirage squadron]], are dubbed "Angels of Equestria" by Cheerilee and the fillies. There's also [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies Mobius]]]], whom Echo calls ''"Heavenly Ribbon"''. By the end of the story, Rainbow Dash gains an impressive monicker [[spoiler: ''"Princess of the Skies"'']].* Webcomic/NuzlockeComics spinoff ''Apocalypse Johto'' has Candace "The Zangoose" Ogawa. The name is given to her by Silver, who is himself known as "Seviper".* ''FanFic/NightOfTheShy'': Princess Sunride, one of Celestia and Luna's predecessors, is known to history as the "[[TheButcher Mad Princess]]" because she went AxCrazy and wiped out the Sand Mantas (save [[LastOfHisKind one]]). It's strongly implied that she was yet another [[DemonicPossession possession]] victim of [[BigBad Nightmare]].* In ''FanFic/UnderTheNorthernLights'' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] learns to her dismay that the cynical reindeer of [[GrimUpNorth Tarandroland]] think that she and the other bearers of the Elements of Harmony are some kind of controlled super-villains Celestia keeps around to combat worse things and keep Equestria a nice place. Twilight herself, "the most powerful and evil sorceress in the world", is called "Skinfaxi's Shadow", [[Myth/NorseMythology Skinfaxi]] being [[IHaveManyNames the reindeer name for Princess Celestia]].* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast James 'Death Himself' Norrington]] is quite popular in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' fanfiction. Occasionally substituted with 'The Devil Himself' Norrington.* ''FanFic/ThePowersOfHarmony'': Cancer was known as "Tendoncutter" due to his skill and particular fighting style. [[spoiler: His Echo, Ace, has inherited it by extension.]]* In ''Fanfic/TheWizardInTheShadows'' Harry has several, all guaranteed to make any servant of the dark crap themselves: the Black Wizard / the Moristar, the Wizard in the Shadows, the Master of Death.** Many of the cast pick these up: Eirian becomes known as 'The Doom Singer' and Emrys as 'The Avenger'.* ''FanFic/BurningBlack'': Fairy World refers to Timmy as The One Who Stands Beyond Death's Reach; Remy, after investigating Timmy's falsified history, dubs him the Black Hound and starts calling him 'mongrel' to his face. Crocker calls him New Timmy.* ''FanFic/HarmonyTheory'': Charisma is called "The Asskicker" by her enemies.* In ''Fanfic/GameTheoryFanFic'', the Wolkenritter all have titles associated with their roles, which they are more commonly known by throughout dimensional space. Signum is "the Blade", Vita is "the Breaker", Zafira is "the Hound", and Shamal is "the Healer".* In ''Fanfic/FateRevelationOnline'': Shirou is known literally as the SixthRanger.* ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'': Rikuto Hadoryu, the Green Dragon. Other characters from the large FanVerse with these kind of titles include:** [[TheHero Brandon Chan]]: The Hero of Long Island, Last of the Energy Channellers.** [[RetiredBadass Sora]]: Hero of Arcadia.** [[LightningBruiser Isaac Cole]]: The Red Lightning.** [[TheJuggernaut Zane]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Donovan]]: Chaos Incarnate.* In the Italian remake of the ''Fanfic/BattleFantasiaProject'' [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami Tomoe]] is known and [[TheDreaded feared]] among other ''Puellae Magi'' as "Mami the Invincible" due the nasty beatdown she gave to five colleagues who invaded her territory and pressed her BerserkButton (the fact she regularly trounces invaders and makes 'friendly visits' to the SoleSurvivor of the first quintet helps her fame).* In ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'', [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Admiral Janeway]]'s famous ancestor is referred to as [[MustHaveCaffeine The Scourge of Java]].* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fic ''FanFic/TheBlackWrangler'', the titular character (real name [[spoiler: Kaichou Kurosaki]]) took on her alias under the belief that Soul Reapers should distance themselves from such ties; she only reveals her true name to those she feels close to.* In the "Britain wins the Battle of New Orleans" AlternateHistory fic ''Literature/TheDeadSkunk'', "The Sword of Nemesis" is a mysterious Greek leader who fights against the Ottoman Empire in their attempt to control Greece and the Balkans.* In ''Fanfic/{{Nightblade}}'', Rythin earns the title 'Diamond Tactician' thanks to his diamond-laced gloves and [[TheStrategist skill in planning boss fights]]. He complains about it when he first hears it because he thinks it sounds stupid.--> '''Rythin''': (In a mocking tone) "Ooh, I'm so smart and shiny, please talk about my physical characteristics."* Most of the main characters in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' shed their old names and take up new ones. Very few people in-universe know who John Kreelman and Archibald MacNulty are, but will be wetting themselves if you refer to them as Johnny Alpha and The Tartan Terror.* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Tsali is known [[TheDreaded and feared]] as "The Black Wind". Allysion calls Sonic "the Antichrist" and the "Son of Perdition". [[spoiler: She's technically not wrong.]]* In ''Fanfic/CodeGeassThePreparedRebellion'', Euphemia becomes known as "The Archenemy of Avarice" for her work in dealing with Area 11's corruption.* ''Fanfic/RanmaSaotomeChiMaster'' has Ranma's mentor, the "Revenant of Kowloon Walled City".* Janine in the ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' fic ''The Sanctuary Telepath'' lampshades this as she mentions several times that she has no idea how did she get the titular name when she spent the better part of the last century working ''not even close'' to either of the Sanctuaries, sometimes actively avoiding them. She assumes it has something to do with her close relationship with the founders of the network, even if her only involvement in the foundation was that ''she was there''.* Due to Hild's interest/affection for Ranma in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3505392/1/Hell-is-a-Martial-Artist Hell is a Marital Artist]]'', the inhabitants of hell refer to him as "Daimakaichoko" (aka Child of the Daimakaicho/Satan).* ''FanFic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': ** Of the guard Captains, Standing Wall is the Bane of Minotaurs and Blazen Sun is the Bane of Dragons. Their superior, Captain General Step, is known as the Bane of ''Tartarus'' (doubling as NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast). ** Night Blade earns one after his brutal slaughter of Sharp Point’s mercenary allies - the "Butcher of the Everfree Forest". He is less than thrilled by it. [[/folder]]

[[folder:Film]]* Often invoked in Creator/GuyRitchie movies. ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' has Boris the Blade (aka Boris the Bullet-Dodger aka Boris the Sneaky Fucking Russian) and Bullet-Tooth Tony; ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'' features porn king and local gangster Harry Lonsdale aka Hatchet Harry (a name he's quite partial to himself) and his enforcer Barry the Baptist, so named because he "drowns people for Harry". And that's just a few.--> '''Avi''': "So, what do I call you? Bullet? Tooth?"--> '''Bullet-Tooth Tony''': "You can call me Susan if it makes you happy."* Creator/ClintEastwood's protagonist in the ''Film/{{Dollars Trilogy}}'' is an interesting variation on this trope. Known to fans as "The Man With No Name," in-universe it's unclear whether he actually has a name or not. By the last movie (''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''), Tuco has given him the nickname "Blondie," but it's still acknowledged by other characters that his real name is unknown.* Deconstructed in the Ritchie-inspired ''Film/LayerCake'' however. The unnamed protagonist notes how much he loathes wannabe gangsters who try to make themselves renowned with badass nicknames such as "The Duke", basically placing a bullseye on their backs and drawing the attention of the authorities--not a good option for a criminal who is just in it for the profit.* The ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' series featured a few. For example, Apollo Creed was The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Dancing Destroyer, and The Count of Monte Fisto.** Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa himself. "Rocky" is itself a nickname for Robert, and a common one for fighters (Marciano, Graziano)** Creed's inspiration, Cassius Clay[=/=]UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli, was apparently so impressed that he regrets never having called himself The Master of Disaster. Instead, he is known as "The Greatest".* ''Film/{{Looper}}'' gives us "The Rainmaker," the new kingpin who is moving in and closing a lot of loops. Towards the end of the film, the truly horrifying reason for this ominous-sounding epithet is revealed.* Il Duce, the aged assassin [[spoiler:and father of Connor and Murphy]] from ''Film/TheBoondockSaints''. So badass that he can trick an FBI agent into thinking he's six guys with a gun apiece instead of one guy with six guns.* Will Stoneman, the dogsled-racing title character in ''Film/IronWill''.* Film/{{Blade}} is known and feared as The Daywalker.* In ''Film/SmokinAces'', everyone assumes that The Swede must be an incredibly badass ProfessionalKiller, because he goes only by "The Swede." [[spoiler: Subverted, in that it turns out he's a heart surgeon, not an assassin.]]* Creator/AntonioBanderas' character in the ''Film/ElMariachi'' franchise is simply known as 'Él' which means 'him.'* ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' has the main characters meet George "Babyface" Nelson, an actual historical gangster and bank robber. He doesn't [[BerserkButton like]] his nickname.* Film/PulpFiction. "You're sending the Wolf? Shit, Negro, that's all you needed to say."* Among the ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' are The Bear Jew and Aldo the Apache. Another Basterd, Utivitch, is known as "The Little Man", much to his dismay. And on the side of Nazi Germany there's S.S. Colonel Hans Landa "The Jew Hunter".* Inverted in ''Film/WildWildWest''. The ex-Confederate General "Bloodbath" [=McGrath=] doesn't seem all ''too'' proud of his nickname, and he ''really'' doesn't like being called "The Butcher of New Liberty", seeing as he got that dubious title for the annihilation of a free slave town [[spoiler:he didn't actually commit.]]* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' has Biff's ancestor, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen ([[BerserkButton Just don't call him that to his face]]).* "Mad Dog" is also the nickname of TheDragon in ''Film/HardBoiled''.* And TheDragon in ''Film/TheRaid'' is nicknamed "Mad Dog" as well.* Actress Creator/ChengPeiPei, THE ActionGirl of Shaw Brothers' kung fu movies, is the "Queen of Swords".* The world of ''Film/MadMax'' is this trope personified. Between Imperator Furiosa, Gyro Captain, Immortan Joe, the Bullet Farmer, Ironbar Bassey, the Doof Warrior, the People Eater, the Toecutter, the Dag, the Keeper of Seeds, Lord Humungus, the Nightrider, Mudguts, Dr. Dealgood, the Valkyrie, the Splendid Angharad, and many, many others, it's like humanity collectively decided that the post-apocalypse was free license to badassily rename everything and everyone. Even the eponymous [[AwesomeMcCoolName Max Rockatansky]] has his share titles bestowed upon him ([[TheFool some admittedly better than others]]). Usage of actual, normal names is so rare that in Mad Max: Fury Road the revealing of a character's given name becomes an emotional moment in at least two points in the film's plot.* ''Film/TheBlueMax'', is set in and around one of the Flying Circuses. Richtofen himself is a supporting role, as is his almost-as-famous brother Manfred.* ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'': "I am Constantine... World's most dangerous frog."* {{Kaiju}}:** Franchise/{{Godzilla}} is known as the King of the Monsters. ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' has a variation on this: [[spoiler:after having killed the M.U.T.O.s, a news channel has the headline "King of the Monsters: Saviour of Our City?" This indicates the ambivalent attitude humans have toward his DestructiveSaviour status.]]** Anguirus is the Killer of the Living** Rodan is the Flying Monster** King Ghidorah is the Three-headed Monster, the Astro-Monster or Monster Zero** Ebirah is the Sea Monster or the Horror of the Deep** Varan is the Unbelievable** Mechagodzilla is the Cosmic Monster or the Bionic Monster** Hedorah is the Smog Monster** Minilla is the Son of Godzilla** Baragon is the Subterranean Monster** Dogora is the Space Monster, to name some.* In ''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow'', Rita is a legendary battle queen known as the "Full Metal Bitch" and "The Angel of Verdun".* In ''Film/KingKong1933'', King Kong is referred to either as Kong or as the Eighth Wonder of the World, never actually called King Kong in the dialogue.[[note]]This is justified, since the movie was originally going to be called simply "Kong".[[/note]]* Franchise/{{Gamera}} is known as the Invincible, the Friend of all Children, the Guardian of the Universe, the Absolute Guardian of the Universe, and the Brave, depending on the movie.* In ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'', the magic users call TheDreaded Kaulder the Witch Hunter.* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Katniss Everdeen is known both as 'Girl on Fire' and 'Mockingjay'.* Downplayed in ''Film/FiveWeeksInABalloon'', where Sir Henry mentions once that he was formerly known as "The Scourge of the Desert" and never brings it up again.* Captain Gutt from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge4ContinentalDrift'' is "The Master of the Seas". * For the most part, the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames doesn't use codenames]]. All the Avengers are at least as well known to the public by their real names as their codenames (other than Thor, because [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep that is his real name]]). But it does have one example in the Winter Soldier. For bonus points, he's TheDreaded and a HeroKiller, and for more bonus points, the nickname came ''before'' people found out that he has [[SuperSoldier superpowers]]. And he's definitely better known as that than by his real name, [[spoiler:James Buchanan Barnes]].** Peter repeatedly attempts to invoke this trope for himself in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', but to his eternal annoyance, [[DefiedTrope nobody takes his calling himself Star Lord seriously]].* The 2003 film ''Literature/{{Holes}}'', as in the literature example, features "Kissin' Kate" Barlow.* Many orcs in ''Film/WarCraft2016'' have imposing nicknames. Doomhammer and Blackhand stand out.* In ''Film/JohnWick'', John is known as "Literature/BabaYaga", AKA "The Boogeyman" within the criminal underworld. It's actual meaning was to indicate that he was the man you ''sent'' to kill the Boogeyman.* ''Film/HeroAndTheTerror'': Simon Moon has been dubbed "The Terror" by the press for his grisly series of murders.* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' often calls himself "The Ghost with the Most".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Folklore]]* Robin of Locksley, Earl of Huntington was declared an outlaw and adopted the name: RobinHood. The "Robin of Locksley" bit was added during a period when all heroes in this type of story had to be noblemen.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* Evelyn Waugh’s SwordOfHonour trilogy has a minor character called Admiral Whale, referred to by his subordinates as “Brides in the bath” (a notorious multiple murder case of the time) due to his tendency to produce plans involving the likely death of all concerned* After his [[CurbstompBattle very narrow victory]] over Durza in the first book, Literature/{{Eragon}} is known as Eragon Shadeslayer. Ironic, given that he bluffed having a similar name earlier in the story.* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', the Aiel call Lan Mandragoran ''Aan'allein'', which the Old Tongue for "[[LastOfHisKind The Man Who Is One Nation]]," a reference to the fact that he is the uncrowned king of Malkier, and has sworn to fight the shadow.** The Dragon Reborn itself is a kind of example of this.** And [[spoiler: Demandred]] is known as "the Wyld" and "the dragonslayer". * The title character of StanleyWeinbaum's TheBlackFlame (after she, uh, outgrew "Princess Peggy" and "the Maid of (New) Orleans".* Westley from ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'' is called The Dread Pirate Roberts. It's lampshaded when he mentions no one would be afraid of The Dread Pirate Westley.** "The Man in Black" fits the trope much better, as that's what the characters actually call him during the book and movie.** Also, the original Dread Pirate Roberts retired twelve years before Westley took the title. Westley's mentor (who was the [[LegacyCharacter Dread Pirate Roberts before Westley]]) explains that it's important that the title stays, because the name intimidates people so much that it will give the bearer of the name an edge. A RunningGag is that since the original Roberts, they've all had fairly milquetoast names: before the Dread Pirate Westley, there was the Dread Pirate Ryan, and before him, the Dread Pirate Cummerbund.* In Literature/DoraWilkSeries the title character has werewolves nicknaming her "Cahan" after their top hunt goddess. Baal, on the other hand, is known among his subjects as the Crimson Prince - "crimson" as in "the color of blood" - due to the way he deals with his problems.* Literature/AHarvestOfWar has Guinevere "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bloody Fist]]" Thyll. She lives up to it, the literal part is often separate from the killer's reputation she got it for. More down-to-earth characters criticize it as childish, even ''to her face''.* Literature/HonorHarrington is nicknamed "the Salamander" by news organizations on her home planet, as in her military exploits she has a knack for always being found "where the fire is hottest" - and always making it out again. (In ancient and medieval European lore, salamanders were supposed to be able to endure even the hottest flames.)** Havenite Citizen Admiral Esther [=McQueen=] is nicknamed "Citizen Admiral Cluster Bomb", after her favorite method of riot control.* [[Literature/{{Chrestomanci}} The Chrestomanci]] is known only by his title, and alternately by "The Big Man," "You Know Who" or "That Man Up at That Castle." He is almost never called by his real name except in the books that starred him as a kid.** There's at least one fanfiction where Cat has to ask who Christopher is, having not heard his proper name before. In ''Charmed Life'' it takes half a book for them to learn it's a title not the family's surname which is Chant like theirs.* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has a bunch of these some flattering, some not. We have TheKingslayer, the Imp, the Hound, [[TheDreaded the Mountain That Rides]], Whoresbane, Turncloak, [[AgentPeacock Knight of Flowers]], Strongboar, the Gallant, the Red Viper of Dorne, [[TheAce the Sword of the Morning]], the Dragon Knight, the Lightning Lord, Blackfish, Littlefinger...** Despite not being an ActionGirl, Daenerys Targaryen accumulates several of these, including Stormborn, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, and Breaker of Chains.** Robb Stark is called "The Young Wolf", primarily by his enemies, with emphasis on the "young" part. After he starts winning numerous victories, they more emphasized the "wolf" part.** Several historical Targaryen kings and princes/princesses have had nicknames, some cool and badass, others, not so much.*** Aegon I [[FounderOfTheKingdom "The Conqueror"]]*** Maegor I [[TheCaligula "The Cruel" ]]*** Jaehaerys I [[TheGoodKing "The Conciliator"]]*** Princess/Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses "The Realm's Delight"]], later known as [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen "Maegor with Teats"]]*** Aegon III "The Dragonbane"*** Daeron I [[YoungConqueror "The Young Dragon"]]*** Baelor I [[TheFundamentalist "The Blessed"]]*** Princess/[[BrotherSisterIncest Queen]] Daena "The Defiant" Targaryen *** Aegon IV [[ReallyGetsAround "The]] [[AdiposeRex Unworthy"]]*** Prince Aemon Targaryen [[WarriorPrince "The Dragonknight"]]*** Daemon Blackfyre [[TheUsurper "The Black Dragon"]]*** Aegor [[BastardBastard "Bittersteel"]] Rivers*** Brynden [[TheChessmaster "Bloodraven"]] Rivers*** Daeron II "The Good"*** Prince Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen*** Aegon V [[KingIncognito "The]] [[SpareToTheThrone Unlikely"]]*** Aerys II "The Mad King"* The ''Literature/SecondApocalypse'' series ** Seswatha, Grandmaster of a sorcerous School and one of the No-God's most determined enemies. The No-God's minions call him Chigra (the Slaying Light).** Coithus Athjeari, who leads the scouts of the Holy War, becomes known as "The Wind With Teeth" to the Kianene.* Vanyel Ashkevron started out the weedy, oversensitive, and [[YaoiGuys none-too-interested-in-the-wenches]] misfit son of a provincial Valdemaran noble. He ended up known as 'Demonsbane', 'Shadow-Stalker', 'The Hero of Stony Tor', and ([[spoiler:posthumously]]) '[[Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar The Last Herald-Mage]]'.** Herald Lavan Chitward had his last name replaced by "Firestarter" when his [[PsychicPowers Gift]] of [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinesis]] became well-known, then upgraded to "Firestorm" when, well, he caused one.* Aside from Darth Vader, there were a few other [[AcePilot really good pilots]] in TheEmpire, according to the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse. [[Comicbook/XWingSeries Baron Soontir Fel]] drew from a lot of inspirations including the Red Baron (really, reminding people of von Richthofen was the only reason Fel was a Baron at all). The novel ''Literature/DeathStar'' has a pilot mention another excellent pilot, an instructor who had a name, but was referred to as The Shooter.** Jaina Solo ends up having the semi-official nickname of "[[TheyCallHimSword the Sword of the Jedi]]", halfway between sobriquet and prophecy. It was bestowed upon her by Luke Skywalker (possibly-but-not-definitely at the prompting of TheForce), at a ceremony honoring her and the other survivors of the high-risk [[StormingTheCastle Myrkr commando raid]] that destroyed [[HeroKiller the voyxn]] and came to symbolize her unwavering dedication to the Jedi Order's protection and military interests. On the other hand, she also went by the identity of the Yuuzhan Vong goddess Yun-Harla for a time, primarily as a mind game -- but only after she had heard about the Vong talking up the connection between her and the deception goddess.* Creator/DavidGemmell's ''Literature/{{Drenai}}'' saga:** In ''Literature/{{Legend}}'', the bad guys address Druss simply as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathwalker]].** Dakeyras, more commonly known as Waylander.* The protagonist of Gemmell's post-apocalyptic trilogy, Literature/JonShannow, the Jerusalem Man.* Literature/HarryPotter: 'the Boy Who Lived' and 'He Who Must Not Be Named', aka [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Dark Lord]].** Later on [[spoiler: Harry]] is also branded "Undesirable No. 1" [[spoiler: by the Ministry of Magic.]]** In books 6 and 7, he's saddled with "TheChosenOne." The wizarding world doesn't seem to be big on creativity.* ''Franchise/TheWitcher'': Geralt goes with White Wolf.* Jared Kincaid of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is "The {{Hellhound}}." [[SociopathicHero It fits]].** Also from the ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''- Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you [[KnightInShiningArmor Michael]] [[MeaningfulName Carpenter]], the '''Fist of God'''.--> '''Harry''': "Not just an affectionate nickname, folks."* In the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' novel "Dragons of Spring Dawning" as the elven princess Laurana leads the Whitestone Armies to a series of incredible victories over the [[TheEmpire Dragonarmies]], her long blonde hair and radiant nature earn her the nickname 'the Golden General'.* [[Literature/GentlemanBastard The Lies of Locke Lamora and its sequel Red Seas Under Red Skies]] have [[MagnificentBastard Locke]], whose nickname is "The Thorn of Camorr," though the only people who call him that don't know who he is. Rather apropos, considering the fact that he frequently robs them blind.* The self-appointed executioner of the last ''King'' of Ankh, [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Stoneface Vimes]]. His great-something-grandson Sam Vimes Sr. starts getting the same nickname after acquiring something of the same reputation re: dealing with authority.-->'''Vimes:''' ''The'' Regicide. Not sure why people have to call him that. I mean, it was only one king. It wasn't as if it was a habit.** ''Jingo'' has 71-Hour Ahmed, a D'reg from Klatch. Even the other D'regs, known for being ProudWarriorRaceGuys, speak of him with fear. [[spoiler:The reason is that, warriordom aside, the D'regs have very strict standards of [[SacredHospitality hospitality]]: if someone is your guest, you are obligated to treat him well for 3 days (72 hours), and the guest should do the same for you. Ahmed got his name when he discovered that his host was a terrible criminal... and decided to kill him 1 hour before the deadline, breaking this custom.]]* In the ''Literature/DarkHeavens'' series, one of the characters is a ScaryBlackMan named Leo. Is it any wonder he gets called "the Black Lion"?* Many of the major Wild West characters in the ''{{Literature/Winnetou}}'' novels by Creator/KarlMay have nicknames: Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand, Old Firehand, Old Death, Old Wabble (notice a pattern there?), Sans-ear, Aunt Droll... The author {{handwave}}s the frequent use of the "Old" prefix as a supposed Western way of adding extra ''emphasis'' to the quality referred to in the nickname rather than to indicate actual age (such as Old Shatterhand's uncommon strength and habit of knocking out even the strongest foe with [[SignatureMove a single judiciously placed blow to the head]]), though Old Wabble, also known as "the King of the Cowboys", actually ''is'' an old man even when first encountered.* In ''Literature/ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet,'' the dictator threatening nuclear war is nicknamed "El Rabioso" and "Mad Dog Branzillo." The peaceful leader who replaces him after the time-travel events is nicknamed "El Zarco."* In ''Literature/TheBlueSword'', frequent references are made to "Lady Aerin, Dragon-killer," a legendary heroine of the Damarian natives.** In a prequel novel, we see how this [[AppropriatedApellation started as an insult]]. In Aerin's day, dragons were dangerous but commonplace pests, and there was no particular glory in fighting them. She did so because it let her be a warrior and she found an old recipe for a fireproofing paste that her take them on solo. Then a ''real'' dragon shows up...* In the ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'' books by P.C. Hodgell, Kencyr frequently carry an epithet as well as a name. It cannot be self-applied, and may not be flattering. Jame, the protagonist, is dubbed "Priests'-bane", while her brother Torisen is "Black Lord", based on his rather gloomy style of dress.* Subverted in the Literature/BelisariusSeries by Venandekatra the Vile. It is specifically remarked that he is ''not'' called "the dreaded" or the "ruthless" or anything like that but only "the vile". Dreaded people are respected, vile people are held in contempt.** Played straight in the case of several other characters in the series:*** Valentinian: "The Mongoose"*** Raghunath Rao: "The Panther" or "The Wind of the Great Country"*** Aide: "The Talisman of God" *** Belisarius: "The General"*** Calopodius Saronites: "Calopodius the Blind"*** Anna Saronites: "The Wife"* Randall Flagg in ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' and other books "The Man Without A Face" The Dark Man" "The Black Man" "The Walkin' Dude".* In the Creator/GordonRDickson novel ''Spacial Delivery'', there's a culture of bear-like aliens who give everyone epithets. The most badass member of the race is known as "One Man"...as in "one man army."* In the ''Literature/BlackJewels'' series, Daemon [=SaDiablo=] earned the name "The Sadist" even though he was a SexSlave at the time.* Literature/DarkLife has Shade. (The other members of the Seablite Gang also only go by their nicknames...but they're less badass. Eel? ''Kale''?)* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'':** FourStarBadass Dalinar Kholin is known as "the Blackthorn" since his early days campaigning to cement his brother's rule as king. Though it's become attached to his sterling reputation as a general, some people use it to evoke his past as a fearsome BloodKnight. Oddly, the title itself comes from an incident when [[spoiler:an enemy archer pincushioned him with black arrows]].** Kaladin gets called "Stormblessed" after surviving the brunt of a [[HostileWeather Highstorm]], implying that he's incredibly lucky. [[spoiler:Since the Highstorm is imbued with a [[PiecesOfGod remnant of the god]] whose orders of {{Magic Knight}}s Kaladin is instrumental in re-founding, it also has a religious undertone]].* In ''Literature/StoneKing'', the 'titled' titan pilots (among them the narrator, who is known as 'The [[TitleDrop Stone King]] of Ibaraki), along with some of the elite enemy pilots (like the Wolf of Calabarzon) are a combination of this and in-universe examples of MemeticBadass.* In the ''Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo'' novels, Mike Stearns is better known as "The Prince of Germany" or simply "The Prince", despite not being a noble. It is official enough to be used in headlines, such as "PRINCE MEETS WITH EMPEROR" (Mike Stearns meeting Emperor Gustavus Adolphus).** Colonel Jesse Wood, Commander and founder of the NUS Air Force, is simply known as "The Eagle". His students, who went on to become the core of the NUS aviators are known collectively as "The Falcons".* In ''Literature/TheChathrandVoyages'', {{Evil Sorcere|r}}ss Macadra is head of [[AncientConspiracy the Raven Society]] and is an EvilAlbino, and is consequently known by the nickname "the White Raven". Her brother Arunis, who is if anything worse, is known as "the Blood Mage". * In Literature/TheCandlemassRoad, Lord Dacre is known as the Red Bull for his family emblem.* In the Literature/TortallUniverse, there are several. ** The most notable is Alanna, known as the Lioness (her series is named ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', for instance). She's famous throughout the Eastern Lands as a great knight.** [[Literature/ProvostsDog Beka Cooper]] is known variously as Terrier, Bloodhound, and Mastiff.** All the Shang warriors have animal nicknames (Bear, Horse, Wildcat) but the very best have names of magical, immortal creatures like Dragon and Unicorn.** George Cooper is known as the Whisper Man.* Ia, from ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' gets the moniker "Bloody Mary" after she ends up covered in LudicrousGibs during her first combat action. "Bloody Mary!" was the first thing out of her CO's mouth when she saw the mess. Then she gets covered in blood ''again'', this time wearing her [=BDUs=], when the prisoners they took stage a breakout, and that's that.* Kimball Kinnison, from the {{Literature/Lensman}} series is known as The Gray Lensman in Civilization, and as THE Lensman among Boskonians.** Kim's wife Clarissa is officially one (of many; they're not common, but it's a ''big'' galaxy) Gray Lensmen, but she's called the ''Red'' Lensman because of her hair.* In ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'', many of the strongest [[CameBackStrong servants]] have nicknames like this. The full list:-->Abbas Saqqaf: [[UltimateBlacksmith Sunsmith]]\\[[GemstoneAssault Asad Najir]]: Lion of the Desert\\[[BigBadDuumvirate Dozer]]: Living Void\\[[TheDragon Gohvis]]: Black Scourge, Monster of the East\\[[TheHero Hector Goffe]]: [[ExtraOreDinary Darksteel Soldier]][[note]]Name given by normal people, not the servant community[[/note]]\\Ivan: Salesman of Death\\Jackson: Radiant Sentinel, Star of the West\\Lamont: Iceheart\\Lynnette Edith: White Sword\\Melchor Blackburn: [[BlobMonster Darktide]]\\[[BigBadDuumvirate Morgunov]]: Mad Demon\\[[NeverMessWithGranny Octavia Redwater]]: Red Lady\\Sanko: [[DishingOutDirt Gargoyle of Korgum]]\\[[BigGood Sermung]]: Crystal Titan\\Xavier Lawrence: [[SicklyGreenGlow Blue]] Bear\\Xuan Sebolt: Seadevil\\[[MakingASplash Zeff Elroy]]: Water Dragon* In ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'', the KZ Detective Team members all have some type of epithet. Most of it have to do with their abilities: Aya "the language expert," Kuroki "TheSocialExpert," Uesugi "[[GoodWithNumbers the numbers guy]]," and Kozuka "of Socials and Sciences". The exception is Wakatake "the Wave," referring to his unstable performance.* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Starting in the first book, Katniss is "Girl on Fire" because of her entrance in the Tribute parade. Afterward it becomes "Mockingjay".* In ''Literature/HorusHeresy'', there's a ton of people with such monikers on both sides of the conflict. For a few examples:-->Angron: [[PaintTheTownRed Red Angel]]\\Roboute Guilliman: Avenging Son\\Rogal Dorn: Emperor's Praetorian, Unyielding One\\Leman Russ: [[SavageWolves Wolf King]]\\Jaghatai Khan: [[TheHorde The Khan]]\\Perturabo: Lord of Iron\\Konrad Curze: [[TheCowl Night Haunter]]\\Vulkan: Lord of Drakes\\Sevatar: [[CreepyCrows Prince of Crows]]\\Alexis Polux: Crimson Fist\\Erebus: [[SinisterMinister Dark Apostle]][[note]]To be fair, it's actually his rank, but he was the first to bear it , so it still counts[[/note]]\\Emperor: [[IHaveManyNames The Anathema, the Golden King, the Master of Mankind, ...]]* In ''Literature/TheIronTeeth'' web serial, most the bandit captains have nicknames. Herad is called The Black Snake, and her rival Werrick is named The Wolf.* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Nunmnal Enaz is known as "The Witch of Dnnac Ledo". The title primarily comes from how she ruined the life of Harry Butchin to advance the science of medical mana mutation and didn't show remorse afterward. To wit: [[spoiler: to get around a ban on exporting elven technology to humans, she convinced him into abandoning his body and transferring his soul to a suit of AnimatedArmor. After a defect in the technology led to Harry Butchin's patients developing monsanity as a side effect, she stood aside while his medical practice failed his reputation was trashed, and he was chased by angry mobs. This pushed him over the DespairEventHorizon and he cast aside his identity to become an EliteMook by the name of "Nulso Xialin".]] In addition, she often does frightful things in her laboratory that involve BalefulPolymorph.* ''Literature/{{Holes}}'' has Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow, a schoolteacher-turned-outlaw who lived centuries prior to the main story, but who nonetheless plays a substantial role in the novel.* In ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'', Nikita has been known to her co-workers as the Mantis ever since she [[BoomHeadshot decapitated]] a man who tried to rape her. * In ''Literature/TheWitchlands'':** Merik is nicknamed the Fury when he's incognito, as his appearance reminds people of a certain demigod from their mythology.** Ragnar is known as the Raider King.* Cassius Mass from the SpaceOpera series ''Literature/LucifersStar'' is a {{Expy}} of Baron Richthofen as he's known as "The Fire Count" for his activities as an AcePilot during the war. Notably, unlike Richthofen, he survived the war and is haunted by the events of the conflict. He is also known among his enemies as ''[[TheButcher The Butcher of Kolthas]]''[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]* ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'': "Lord Harry"* ''Series/DoctorWho'':** The Doctor. Just The Doctor. The nickname is self-bestowed and is [[TerrorHero so legendary]] that it commands [[TheDreaded instant fear]] and [[ShroudedInMyth respect]] in innumerable galaxies. In-universe, River Song states that the word "Doctor" means "healer" or "wise person" in most languages across time and space because of him. She also points out a language in which Doctor means "mighty warrior," implying that his current course of action is changing his legacy in way he would find abhorrent. [[IHaveManyNames He has many other titles as well]], but it always comes back to The Doctor. His real name is known to only two people in all of existence [[note]]Himself and River Song[[/note]], and is said to be the greatest secret in the universe.*** Though special mention must be given to his nickname in the ancient legends of the Daleks: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Oncoming Storm]].** The Master, again a case of a Time Lord with a self-bestowed title. This seems to be a Time Lord affectation, but unlike The Doctor, The Master is strictly a villain.* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':** Sandor Clegane is nicknamed "The Hound" and was the personal bodyguard (sworn shield) of Joffrey Baratheon.** Gregor Clegane is known as "The Mountain that Rides" for his immense size and unstoppable nature.** Ser Jaime "The Kingslayer" Lannister. He previously served in the Kingsguard of Aerys Targaryen, known as the Mad King, before infamously backstabbing him during the Sack of King's Landing, earning Jaime his nickname. This trope is actually being played with, as in universe this is a mark of shame. ** Aerys Targaryen being known as "The Mad King" also counts. Although his rule began benevolently, he succumbed to madness.** Robb "The Young Wolf" Stark. Despite his young age, he commands a great respect and is notable for never having lost a battle, thus earning himself his nickname - after the sigil of his house.** Tyrion "The Imp" Lannister. A dwarf, he uses his wit and intellect to overcome the prejudice he faces.** Ser Brynden Tully is popularly called "The Blackfish". He is a knight and a member of House Tully. His badassery is mentioned in-universe.** Qhorin "Halfhand" or "The Halfhand". He is a member of the Night's Watch, a senior and experienced ranger who is regarded as an elite scout and soldier.** Oberyn "The Red Viper" Martell, also known as "The Red Viper of Dorne". He was well known for his fighting skills, passionate temper, and sexual appetites.** Jon Snow becomes known as the "White Wolf" after his coronation as the King in the North.** While Daenerys Targaryen has acquired or taken upon several titles, 'Mother of Dragons' is becoming her most famous moniker. Her other titles,'The Unburnt' and 'Breaker of Chains' are just a little less badass.* ''Series/TopGear'': All we know is, he's called The Stig.* ''Series/{{Heroes}}''** René was a lot more threatening back when he was only known as "The Haitian."** There's also Claude, which may or may not be his real name. It's likely a pun on Claude Rains, who played the eponymous character in ''Film/TheInvisibleMan''. More than likely; that's literally how he introduced himself to Peter in his very first appearance.* ''Series/FTroop'' Captain Wilton Parmenter led the final charge in the Battle of Appomattox earning him the moniker "Scourge of the West"* ''Series/{{Community}}'':** Entertainingly parodied in the episode "A Fistful of Paintballs", where Josh Holloway's character is known only as "The Black Rider", resulting in this exchange:--->'''Annie:''' Who is he?--->'''Troy:''' We just call him the Black Rider.--->'''Annie:''' Ok... But he's not really riding anything----->'''Troy:''' Look, I don't ''name'' people, Annie! I'm a deputy. I deputize.** Annie herself notes that she's occasionally just called "Psycho" due to her pill addiction and resulting FreakOut in high school.* ''Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond'' had a Chig ace who habitually [[CurbStompBattle shredded]] entire human squadrons in single engagements, using his [[AceCustom prototype interceptor]]. On one occasion, the humans found out where he was going to be, and sent [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill fifteen squadrons]] out with the sole mission of finding him and ending him. [[DownerEnding Thirteen squadrons came back]], and they only managed to [[SenselessSacrifice ward him off temporarily]]. His nickname? [[ShoutOut Chiggy Von Richthofen]].** ''Space'' also had the 127th squadron: [[InformedAbility Supposedly]] the very best of the best, enjoying respect and privileges like drinks on the house and non-standard (and much cooler) uniforms. Their nickname: The Angry Angels. [[spoiler: Averted when the entire squadron save for [=McQueen=] are destroyed by the chigs in the early stages of the war.]]* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' had a Cylon ace nicknamed [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Scar]], named for the battle damage that covered his [[LivingWeapon ship/armor]]. He was the scourge of [[TheBattleStar Galactica and Pegasus's]] fighter wings for a short time, and was reputed to ''really'' have it in for Starbuck, who, due to the Cylon habit of cloning backup copies, had defeated and killed him several times in battle.** It's heavily implied that Scar is, in fact, the Raider that Starbuck had shot down, [[spoiler: cut open, and flown by poking its insides.]]* John Sheridan, Captain of ''Series/BabylonFive'' from season 2 onward, was known as "Star Killer." He was the only one who managed to destroy a Minbari vessel (The ''Black Star'') during the Earth-Minbari War.** He's the only captain (or acting captain) to destroy a Minbari warship and ''survive''. There were a few ''Sharlin''s lost to {{ramming|AlwaysWorks}}. The Minbari warriors mainly hate him because of what they consider to be underhanded tactics (he lured the ''Black Star'' with a distress call and detonated planted nukes). They conveniently ignore the fact that Minbari don't take prisoners, and the ''Black Star'' was coming back to finish the job and destroy a crippled ship.** Then there's Deathwalker.** Dr Franklin's father, known to all and sundry as the optimism-inspiring "Firestorm" Franklin.* ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' has quite a few contestants that are given these, including Richard Hatch (The King, The Emperor), Jerri Manthey (The Black Widow, The Wicked Witch), Robert [=DeCanio=] (The General), Vecepia Towery (The Sneak), Rupert Boneham (The Pirate), Sandra Diaz-Twine (The Queen, The Empress), Cirie Fields, (The Puppet Master), Earl Cole (The Godfather), Benjamin "Coach" Wade (The Dragon Slayer)* The eponymous ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'' itself is occasionally referred to as "The Crimson Phoenix". Bonus points for already being ''called'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Red Baron]].* ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'':** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Spike]] has several: Spike (for murder by railway spike), the Scourge of Europe (well 1/4 the Scourge of Europe anyway), William the Bloody (which was originally about his bad poetry, then became about the swathe of destruction he left behind him everywhere he went). And when Hell-A is split up between various demon "Lords", Spike crowns himself Lord of Beverly Hills. (''After the Fall'')** Buffy is 'The Slayer'. Note that she's not the only vampire slayer anymore, but everyone calls her ''The'' Slayer because she's that much of a badass.** TheMaster.** Angelus/Angel. He long since ceased to use his birth name, Liam. Another 1/4 of the Scourge of Europe, also known as "The Demon with an Angel's Face", "The Vampire with a Soul", "King of Pain" and [[spoiler:"Twilight"]].** Maggie Walsh is also known as The Evil Bitch Monster of Death.** [[Series/{{Angel}} Connor]] is known as The Destroyer in Quor'toth. It isn't until season 9 of ''Buffy'' that we get to see exactly why.** Lorne ends up becoming one the more benign demon "lords" of L.A. after it is banished to Hell. Lorne is elected the Lord of Silver Lake, and does his very best to make his territory "a Heaven in Hell". (''After the Fall'').* A few teams of Franchise/SuperSentai have superlatives, which share a running theme.** The [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Gaorangers]]' titles are based off of their patron animal: [[TheHero Red]] is "Blazing Lion", [[TheLancer Yellow]] is "Noble Eagle", [[KidAppealCharacter Blue]] is "Surging Shark", [[TheBigGuy Black]] is "Iron Bison", [[TheChick White]] is "Belle Tiger", and {{Si|xthRanger}}lver is "The Sparking Silver Wolf". ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' retained most of these out of necessity (they appear in giant letters when the Rangers use a FinishingMove), but Yellow was changed to "Soaring Eagle", White to "Noble Tiger", and Silver to "Howling Wolf".** The [[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Boukengers]]' nicknames all take the format "The X Adventurer": Red is "Fiery", Black is "Fast", Blue is "High-Flying", Yellow is "Strong", Pink is "Deep Sea", and Silver is "Dazzling".** The [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekirangers]]' nicknames all refer to their specialties as martial artists: Red is "Unbreakable Body", Yellow is "Honest Heart", Blue is "Fantastic Technique", Violet is "Iron Will", and Chopper is "Amazing Ability".** In an individual example, ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger''[='s=] "Boss" Doggie Kruger (a [[PettingZooPeople canine alien]]) calls himself "The Guard Dog of Hell".** ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' offers a villainous version with TheDragon Damaras, who's called "The Strongest Man in Space". He then backs this name up by [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] TheRival who had up to that point been curb-stomping the Gokaigers, then taking on all six Gokaigers at the same time.* [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Kamen Rider Baron]] is a literal example of this trope (with his red-coloured theme). Even lampshaded by his ''TransformationTrinket'' announcing a Red Baron-esque title.-->'''KNIGHT OF SPEAR!'''* A character in a ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' episode was called the "Butcher of Kiev". As Hardison put it, "the Cakemaker of Kiev would whoop all our asses. This is the ''butcher''."** There is also a master hacker (Hardison's rival) whose real name is never revealed. He is always called "Chaos". Also, government agencies like to call him the "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Kobayashi Maru]]" because he's unbeatable.*** Which is a ShoutOut because he's played by Creator/WilWheaton of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' fame.*** The name WAS revealed, his supposed real name was Colin Mason (The Two Live Crew Job)** One episode's villain, himself a master conman, ''really'' wanted to apply this trope to himself with the alias of "The Mako". The crew digs into him rather mercilessly with it. First, Sophie's cover identity has a ridiculous nickname, but they point out it's not like she was lame enough to pick it herself, how pathetic would that be? And then they start pretending they can't even remember what he wants to be called, using every silly fish they could come up with instead (i.e.: "The Blowfish", "The Guppy", "The Goldfish", "The Trout", etc). By the time they actually take him down, it's become a BerserkButton for him.* Inverted on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' with Five-O'-Clock Charlie, a North Korean pilot who was so ''terrible'' at his job that the whole camp would gather to watch him drop a small bomb on a nearby ammo dump, and place bets about how far off target his utterly-predictable attack would fall.* There are several in ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'': "I give you..."** "Spartacus: The Bringer of Rain!"** "Crixus: The Undefeated Gaul!"** "Gannicus: A True God of the Arena!"** "Barca: The Beast of Carthage!"** "Theokoles: The Shadow of Death!"* ''Series/BreakingBad'''s Walter White is better known in-universe as Heisenberg.* Rita earns the nickname "spatula" after she proves to be a kung fu prodigy in ''Eve''. Shelly comes up with the "Icyhot patch".* Johnny Carson, best known as the second host of Series/TheTonightShow[[note]]After Jack Paar.[[/note]] was known as "The Master of Laughs", and "The King of Late Night".* Milton Berle, one of TV's early successes was known as "Mr. Television".* Bozo, "The World's Most Famous Clown"* The Mexican clown Pipo[[note]]Essentially Mexico's version of Bozo (although [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness he actually was Bozo]] at first).[[/note]], known as "El Rey de los Payasos" (The King of the Clowns).* ''Series/{{The 100}}'': After the events of the first two seasons, Clarke has become known among the Grounders as "Wanheda", meaning "The Commander of Death".* Enforced in ''Series/WMACMasters'', where all of the competitors use a "ki symbol". Examples include Ho Sung Pak ("Superstar"), his brother Ho Young Pak ("Star Warrior"), Herb Perez ("Olympus"[[note]]He won the gold medal for Tae Kwon Do in the 1992 Olympics.[[/note]]), Chris Casamassa ("Red Dragon"), Willie Johnson ([The] Bam), Michael Bernardo[[note]][[NamesTheSame Not to be confused with]] kickboxer "Mike" Bernardo.[[/note]] ("Turbo"), Christine Rodriguez ("Lady Lightning"), and Hien Nguyen ("Tsunami").[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]* The King of Rock'n Roll (or simply "The King"): Music/ElvisPresley* Killer: Music/JerryLeeLewis* Man in Black: Music/JohnnyCash* Boss: Music/BruceSpringsteen* Duke Ellington* Count Basie* Tiger of Wales: Tom Jones* The Godfather of Soul: Music/JamesBrown* The King of Pop: Music/MichaelJackson* The King of (Pop) Parody: Music/WeirdAlYankovic* Slowhand: Music/EricClapton* The Queen of Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald* The Queen of Soul: Music/ArethaFranklin* The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul: Music/MaryJBlige* The Motor City Madman: Ted Nugent* The President: Lester Young* The First Lady, or Lady Day: Music/BillieHoliday* The Maharajah of Montreal: Oscar Peterson* Satchmo, or Satchel Mouth: Music/LouisArmstrong* The Thin White Duke: One of Music/DavidBowie's many names, and probably the one that best fits this trope, since most of the others (Ziggy Stardust, [[Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth Thomas Jerome Newton]], Halloween Jack, Aladdin Sane, [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]]) are names, rather than titles.* The King of Swing: Benny Goodman* The vast majority of rappers are known only by their nicknames, self-appointed or otherwise. There are notable aversions though, like Music/KanyeWest.* The Octopus: [[AllDrummersAreAnimals Damon Che]] of Don Caballero, known for his virtuosic drumming.* La Novia de México: Angélica María* According to an episode of Series/PopUpVideo, Music/MariahCarey was referred to by classmates as "Mirage" in high school because she was "never there".* The Main Man: Music/DeanMartin* The Prince of Darkness: Music/OzzyOsbourne[[note]]He has also been called "The Godfather of Heavy Metal", and even "the Ozzman".[[/note]][[/folder]]

[[folder: Pinball]]* Creator/SternPinball's ''Pinball/SharkeysShootout'' features RealLife billiards champ Jeanette Lee, known as "The Black Widow" for "eating her opponents alive" in pool games.* In Creator/HeighwayPinball's ''Pinball/FullThrottle'', the player's rival is Francisco Valentino, nicknamed "The Scorpion".[[/folder]]

[[folder: Professional Wrestling]]* Professional wrestlers in addition to their stage names will also sometimes use nicknames, the best known is probably Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin being called "The Texas Rattlesnake". As if "Stone Cold" wasn't a badass ''enough'' nickname.** [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]: The People's Champ; The Most Electrifying Man In [All Of/Sports] Entertainment; The Brahma Bull; The Great One.** Wrestling/RicFlair: The Nature Boy; The Dirtiest Player in the Game; Slick Ric; The ''Real'' World Heavyweight Champion; The 60 Minute Man; Space Mountain.** Wrestling/BretHart: The Hitman; The Excellence Of Execution; The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be.** Wrestling/ShawnMichaels: HBK; The Heartbreak Kid; The Main Event; The Showstopper; The Icon; Mr. Wrestling/WrestleMania.** Wrestling/TheUndertaker: The Dead Man; The Phenom; Big Evil Red Devil; [The Demon Of/From] Death Valley, The Conscience of the WWF/E; The Last Outlaw.** Wrestling/TripleH: The Connecticut Blue Blood; The Game; The Cerebral Assassin; The King of Kings.** Wrestling/{{Edge}}: The "Rated R" Superstar; The Ultimate Opportunist.** Wrestling/{{Kane}}: The Big Red Machine; The Big Red Monster; The Devil's Favorite Demon** Wrestling/RobVanDam: Mr. Pay-Per-View; Mr. [Monday/Tuesday/Thursday] Night; The Whole [Damn/F'n] Show** Wrestling/MarkHenry: The World's Strongest Man; The Silverback.** [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhyno[=/=]Rhino]]: The Man Beast; The War Machine** Wrestling/BrockLesnar: The Next Big Thing; The Beast Incarnate (alternatively, just "Beast"); [[spoiler: [[HeroKiller The Conqueror of]] [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker The Streak]]; [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable The One in 21-1]]]]** Wrestling/RandyOrton: The Legend Killer; The Viper; The Apex Predator** Wrestling/ChrisJericho: Lionheart; The Human Highlight Reel; the Highlight of the Night; the King of the World; the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rollah, The Best in the World at What he Does, [=Y2J=], The Alpha (NJPW, to place him as an antithesis to his ''Wrestle Kingdom 12'' opponent, Kenny ''Omega''.)** Wrestling/ChrisBenoit: [[FunnyAneurysmMoment The Rabid Wolverine]]; The (Canadian) Crippler.** Wrestling/SamoaJoe: The Samoan Submission Machine** Wrestling/EvanBourne: Air Bourne** Wrestling/GregValentine: The Hammer** Wrestling/HulkHogan: [[ShoutOut The]] [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Incredible]]; The Immortal; Hollywood*** The above stage name is an evolution of "The Hulk" a Red Baron he used when he wrestled as "Terry Boulder".** Wrestling/KevinNash: Big Daddy Cool (as Diesel); Big Sexy; The SilverFox** Wrestling/CurtHennig: Mr. Perfect (which then became his stage name)** Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake: The Barber** Jim Neidhart: The Anvil** Wrestling/JimmyHart: Mouth of the South, Colonel (when managing The Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan)** Wrestling/BobbyHeenan: The Brain, The Weasel** Wrestling/RickySteamboat: The Dragon** Wrestling/KurtAngle: The Olympic Hero** Wrestling/ScottHall: The Bad Guy (as Razor Ramon)** Wrestling/{{Umaga}}: The Samoan Bulldozer** Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Dashing** Wrestling/TommyDreamer: The Innovator of Violence; The Heart Of ECW** Wrestling/DeanMalenko: The Ice Man; Man of 1000 Holds** Wrestling/{{Sabu}}: The Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Death Defying Maniac (and Wrestling/JoeyStyles somehow managed to get all that out in one breath on ECW TV shows)** Wrestling/AJStyles: The Phenomenal One; Mr TNA; The Georgia Pitbull; The Face That Runs The Place** Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels: The Fallen Angel** [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]]: The Millennium Man; The Master of the Powerbomb; The Man Who Rules The World** Wrestling/JeffJarrett: Double J; TheChosenOne; The King of the Mountain; The Founder of TNA** Wrestling/{{Sting}}: The Man Called Sting; The Icon** Wrestling/ScottSteiner: Big Poppa Pump; The Big Bad Booty Daddy; White Thunder; The Genetic Freak; Freakzilla and many more** Wrestling/ShaneDouglas: The Franchise** Wrestling/{{Kanyon}}: The Innovator of Offence** Wrestling/{{Christian}} (Cage): Captain Charisma; The Instant Classic** Monty Brown: The Alpha Male** Wrestling/AndreTheGiant: The Eighth Wonder of the World** Wrestling/{{Chyna}}: The Ninth Wonder of the World** Alex Wright: Das Wunderkind; The German Wrestling Machine** Wrestling/LaParka: The [[{{Pun}} Chairman]] of Wrestling/{{WCW}}.** Wrestling/MickFoley: The Senior Asskicker (title given to him by [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]]); The Hardcore Legend** Wrestling/ChrisHero: That Young Knockout Kid; (later) The Knockout Artist** Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli: The Most Money-Making Man*** As Cesaro in WWE, he's called The Swiss Superman[[note]]Which became ''The Swiss Cyborg'' when he turned heel and teamed up with Sheamus[[/note]] and The King of Swing (for his Giant Swing signature move).** Wrestling/BryanDanielson: The American Dragon; The Best in the World** Wrestling/CMPunk: The UsefulNotes/StraightEdge Superstar/Savior; The Second City Saint/Savior; The Best in the World; The Voice Of The Voiceless** Homicide: The Notorious 187** Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}: The [[FightingIrishman Celtic Warrior]]; The Great White** Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio: The Essence of Excellence; The Mexican Aristocrat; El Patron (The Boss, used mostly by his personal ring announcer.)** Wrestling/TheMiz: The Awesome One; The Most Must-See WWE Superstar/Champion; The A-Lister** Wrestling/BethPhoenix: The Glamazon** Wrestling/JackSwagger: The All-American American** Wrestling/JohnCena: The Doctor of Thuganomics; The Champ; The Marine; [[InvincibleHero Superman]]; The Face That Runs The Place** Wrestling/TheBigShow: The World's Largest Athlete** Ezekiel Jackson: The Personification Of Domination** Masato Yoshino: Speed Star** Naruki Doi: Japanese Muscle** Wrestling/JohnMorrison: The Shaman of Sexy; the Guru of Greatness; the Monday/Tuesday/Friday Night Delight (nicknaming himself was briefly ''part of his gimmick.'') Wrestling/MichaelCole called him the [[LeParkour Prince of Parkour]] to reflect his in-ring style.** Wrestling/TaylorWilde: [[DavidVersusGoliath The Upset Queen]]** Wrestling/MadisonRayne: The Queen Bee** Roxxi Laveaux: The Voodoo Queen; The Hardcore Knockout** [[Wrestling/KatarinaWaters Katie Lea]]: The Queen of Chaos** Wrestling/ManamiToyota: Flying Angel** Wrestling/AjaKong: The Rial Queen** Wrestling/KentaKobashi: The Absolute Champion; Orange Crush** Hernandez: [=SuperMex=]** Wrestling/HeathSlater: The One-Man Band** Wrestling/{{Tazz}}: The Human Suplex Machine** Petey Williams: The Canadian Destroyer; Maple Leaf Muscle; Little Petey Pump** Wrestling/JerryLynn: The New F'n Show** Wrestling/{{Goldust}}: The Bizarre One; The Prince of Perversion; The Man With The Golden Power** Wrestling/SaraDelRey: The Queen of Wrestling; Death Rey; The American Angel** Wrestling/SteveBlackman: The Lethal Weapon** Wrestling/DamienSandow: The (Self-Proclaimed) Intellectual Savior of the Unwashed Masses** Wrestling/VladimirKozlov: The Moscow Mauler; The Soviet Cyborg; The Soviet War Machine** Wrestling/BobbyLashley: The Real Deal; The Dominator; The Boss; The Destroyer** Wrestling/CheerleaderMelissa: The Future Legend. Alissa Flash: The Female Terminator** Wrestling/MsChif: Your Soul's Tormentor** Paul London: Dolphin Master; The Excellence of Innovation; The Intrepid Traveler. Brian Kendrick: The Man With The Plan; The Wizard Of Odd. {{T|ag team}}ogether: [[Wrestling/LondonAndKendrick The Hooliganz]].** Cindy Rogers: The Excellence of Beating Up Ho's; The Definition of Technician** Wrestling/ElSanto: Leyenda de Plata** Blue Demon: Leyenda de Azul** Electroshock: El Cazador de Tormentas** El Bronco #1: El Macho de 7 Suelas** Ricky Banderas: El Mesias, El Mega Triple Campeon de Wrestling/{{AAA}}** Texano Jr: El Mega Mega Campeon de AAA** Princesa Sujei: La [=CazaCanadienses=]** El Profe: Su Majestad** José Chaparro: El Hacedor de Campeones** Barbie Boy: El Divo de Puerto Rico** Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi: High Flying Star; Once In A Century Talent** Creator/ShinsukeNakamura: King of Strong Style** Creator/KazuchikaOkada: The Rain Maker** Karl Anderson: Machine Gun** Wrestling/AdrianNeville: The Man That Gravity Forgot; The New Sensation** Wrestling/BrayWyatt: The Eater of Worlds; The New Face of Fear. As Husky Harris: The Army Tank With a Ferrari Engine** Wrestling/DustyRhodes: The American Dream; The Common Man; The Son of a Plumber** [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham Billy Graham]]: (The) Superstar; The Man of the Hour, The Man With the Power, Too Sweet to Be Sour; The Women's Pet, the Men's Regret[[note]]"What you see is what you get, and what you don't see is better yet!"[[/note]]; the Reflection of Perfection, The Number One Selection; the Sensation of the Nation, the Number One Creation; plus any other name he ever decided to give himself during his career** Paul Orndorff: Mr. Wonderful** Bob Orton Jr.: Cowboy** Wrestling/RandySavage: (The) Macho Man** [[Film/NoHoldsBarred Zeus]]: The Human Wrecking Machine** Wrestling/ArnAnderson: Double A (in the NWA / WCW); The Enforcer** Wrestling/JakeRoberts: The Snake** Wrestling/GeorgeSteele: The Animal** Wrestling/JesseVentura: The Body; The Governor; The Mind** Wrestling/EddieGilbert: Hot Stuff** Wrestling/FreddieBlassie: Classie** Wrestling/AllenCoage: Bad News[[note]]Allen at first, then later Bad News Brown.[[/note]]** Ken Johnson (AKA: "Slick"): The Doctor of Style** Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan: The Greatest Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Champion of All Time** [[Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano Lou Albano]]: Leaping, Captain[[note]]Which he is more famous for.[[/note]]** Howard Finkel: The Fink** [[Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan Jim Duggan]]: Hacksaw** Wrestling/TedDiBiase Sr.: The Million Dollar Man, The (Self-Proclaimed) Million Dollar Champion** Dino Bravo: The (Self-Proclaimed) World's Strongest Man** [[Wrestling/JohnTenta (The Canadian) Earthquake]]: The Natural / National Disaster** Wrestling/KokoBWare: The Birdman (during that era of his career)** Eric Embry: The Flamboyant** Wrestling/BobHolly: Spark Plug, Sparky (when billed as "Thurman Plugg"); Hardcore.** Wrestling/RoddyPiper: Rowdy, Hot Rod** Wrestling/MissElizabeth: The First Lady of (the World) Wrestling (Federation)** Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}: [[Wrestling/RicFlair Daddy's]] Little Nature Girl; The Nature Girl; The Queen; The Dirtiest Diva in the Game; Second Nature** Wrestling/SethRollins: The Architect; The Man; The Kingslayer** Wrestling/DeanAmbrose: The Dude; The Lunatic Fringe** Wrestling/RomanReigns: The Big Dog; The Guy** Wrestling/BamBamBigelow: The Beast from the East** Wrestling/MattHardy: Version 1; Mattitude; The Man Who Will Not Die; Cold Blooded; Broken; Woken** Wrestling/JeffHardy: The Charismatic Enigma; The Rainbow-Haired Warrior; The Legend Thriller; The Antichrist of Professional Wrestling; The Nefarious Brother Nero** Wrestling/EvaMarie: Ms. All Red Everything; The Red Queen** Wrestling/AlexaBliss: Five Feet of Fury; Little Miss Bliss; The Goddess of WWE** Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon: Shane-O-Mac; The Boy Wonder; The Giant Killer; The Demon Seed; The Crown Prince of the WWE; The Prodigal Son; The Man Who Has No Fear** Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon: The Billion Dollar Princess; The Queen of Queens** Wrestling/KennyOmega: The Cleaner; Best Bout Machine; The Master of the Dark Hadou* UsefulNotes/{{M|ixedMartialArts}}MA also lends itself to fighters getting nicknames that give you an idea of how awesome they are.** Willie Williams: Bear Killer(which he earned by fighting an actual bear)** Fedor Emelianenko, probably the single best fighter in the world, is nicknamed "The Last Russian Emperor."** Wrestling/KenShamrock: The World's Most Dangerous Man.** Wanderlei Silva: The AX Murderer.** Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.** Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski.** Wrestling/KazushiSakuraba: The Gracie Killer (Ouch!)** Randy Couture: The Natural; ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.** Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Minotauro (Minotaur)** Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Minitoro (Little Bull)** Dan "The Beast" Severn.** BJ "The Prodigy" Penn** Georges "Rush" St. Pierre** "The Dean of Mean" Keith Jardine** Anderson "The Spider" Silva** Jung Chan-Sung: The Korean Zombie[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]* The {{Space Marine}}s of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' actual title is the Adeptus Astartes, and they are also known as the Angels of Death. The Blood Angels are a chapter of Space Marines, who are {{Super Soldier}}s with [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampiric characteristics]] and are known for [[AttackAttackAttack bloodthirsty assault tactics]]. A [[MagicKnight librarian]] of theirs is named [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Mephiston]], and is known by ''them'' as "the Lord of Death".** The humble (but numerous) [[RedShirtArmy Imperial Guard]]. Guardsmen are notoriously [[CannonFodder expendable]], but some have survived long enough to get a reputation. Case in point, the only regiment from planet Tanith narrowly escaped the obliteration of their homeworld, and they're still kind of pissed. Their official designation is the Tanith 1st - generally followed by a defiant chorus of "First and Only!" They also get tagged as Literature/GauntsGhosts, thanks to their commander's rare appreciation for stealth (and survival). Mention Tanith and you get blank looks, but even [[SmugSuper Space Marines]] have heard of Gaunt's Ghosts.** Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken, GameBreaker and named after his adamantium hand. And Gunnery Sergeant "Stonetooth" Harker, so named due to his rumored habit of chewing glass instead of tobacco.** Going away from individual names, many companies aside Gaunt's Ghosts also have unique and memorable names and histories even if they don't happen to be prominently shown in a particular series of novels, some examples being the Tallarn 3rd "Desert Tigers", the 8th Cadian "The Lord Castellan's Own" and the Catachan 24th "Waiting Death".** The C'tan have proper names, but are far better known by their titles: [[TheGrimReaper Aza'gorod the Nightbringer]], [[MagnificentBastard Mepeht'ran the Deceiver]], [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Tsara'noga the Outsider]], Mag'ladroth the Void Dragon, Llandu'gor the Flayer, and so on.** Orks tend to take nicknames based on their accomplishments. Hence [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Warboss Gorgutz Deffscreama Bloodspilla Deffkilla Ragescreama Ghostkilla Gunsmasha Daemonkilla 'Ead'unter]]. A minor Ork character is actually called "Da Krimson Barun" presumably in spoof of the trope namer. Another, a Fighta pilot on Armageddon, is called "Da Red Nob" (Nob being short for "noble," and a term for an ork squad leader).** One particular Tyranid carnifex managed to gain such a moniker, despite being a member of a race that lacks independent will. It's known as Old One Eye, so called for the first of many wounds that really should have killed it.** Within a year of Konrad Curze's vigilante executions of the criminals and corrupt bureaucrats of Nostramo, mothers begin to threaten their kids that if they continue to misbehave, the Night Haunter would come for them, describing Curze, who stalks through the city, ready to disembowel any heretic or criminal foolish or bold enough to cross his path.* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' doesn't make use of nicknames all that often, but every once in a while one will pop up: the Bounty Hunter (a LegacyCharacter by and large only known by that name to all), Natasha Kerensky a.k.a. the (in)famous [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Widow]], and Hanse "[[MagnificentBastard the Fox]]" Davion are all just about perfect examples of the trope.* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' combines this with NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom for the Abyssal Exalted. Their path to power generally involves severing themselves from their names entirely, until only their titles are left.** Sobriquets are not unknown among the Dragon-Blooded, either. We've met the Roseblack (Tepet Ejava) and the Wind Dancer (her grandfather, Arada).[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toys]]* Most characters in the Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse franchise have one, including He-Man ("The Most Powerful Man in the Universe"), and Skeletor ("[Evil] Lord of Destruction")** WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* Typically, about halfway through ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' games, the villains and heroes, beginning to respect your legendary status, begin to give you a nickname.** ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat 04|ShatteredSkies}}'': The Ribbon (referring to the Mobius Squadron logo, a mobius strip); ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat 5|TheUnsungWar}}'': The Four Wings of Sand Island (4-pilot squadron), Demons/Ghosts of Razgriz (referring to your pilot's status regarding a myth); ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat Zero|TheBelkanWar}}'': The Demon Lord of the Round Table, ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat X|SkiesOfDeception}}'': Nemesis or the Southern Cross; ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat 6|FiresOfLiberation}}'': Angels (a blanket term for all allied aircraft).** Then comes all the enemy squadron names, which are all badass in just the way they sound, [[GratuitousGerman even if it just means some color in German]] (although their are many other languages and themes used), although just being named "Yellow Squadron" seems to make every solider on the opposing army call an all-out retreat with verified results in the amount of kills they take, and being the most famous in the series.* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Jarvan Lightshield IV, The Exemplar of Demacia. He´s also a MemeticBadass with a BFS bigger than himself (and he is easily the tallest human character in the game).** Really every character is given a title, ranging from simple ones like Olaf the Berserker to ones like [[AwesomeMcCoolName Mordekaiser the Master of Metal]].* Tommy Vercetti from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' earned the nickname "The Harwood Butcher" after a particularly nasty incident in Liberty City in 1971. Tommy was quickly gaining power in the city so his boss, Sonny Forelli, sent him to "kill a man" in the Harwood district of Liberty. Turns out, that man was actually 11 hitmen who were sent to kill Tommy. Long story short, Tommy kills each and every one of those hitmen, earning him both the above nickname and 15 years in jail.* Subverted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'' where Ibis Douglas has the badass nickname "Shooting Star"; this is actually an insult as she is a terrible pilot, and the nickname is a reference to the fact that she is constantly crashing her giant robot (in other words, like a shooting star, she's always plummeting to the Earth!). In a parody, her Rival, Sleigh Prestly gains the nickname "The Scarlet Comet" as a joke on Char (partially because Shooting Star is one of Amuro's nicknames).** But Ibis [[TookALevelInBadass proves herself worthy]] of such a cool name as the game goes on.** Alternate universe Kyouske is known as the "Steel Beowulf", partially cause he leads the Beowulfs and is so damn strong.*** It's actually just "Beowulf", and it's a codename rather than a nickname (Steel Beowulf is the title of Kyouske's Leitmotif). He is, however, inhumanly strong, and plain evil.** Calvina Coulange from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'' was known as "White Lynx" before she quit military.** Blessfield Ardygun from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW'' is also known has "Hawkeye". It was first use by his father-in-law as compliment for seeing through his daughter's male disguise.** Rand Travis from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' inherited the nickname "The Heat" from his master. Most character recognize him as infamous "The Crusher" though.** In the anime, Elzam is known as The Black Tornado.** In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn, Kira and Athrun]] are each given one that they didn't have in their show or supporting media: Shinn is ZAFT's "Blue Lightning," while Kira and Athrun are ORB's "White Gale" and "Red Flash," respectively. [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Might Senpuuji]] is often referred by most people as "[[GoodIsNotSoft The Legendary Tough Guy.]]" [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Ruri Hoshino]] is often referred by enemies as "[[ArtificialHuman The Electron Fairy.]]" The [[Anime/ShinMazinger Mycenae Gods]] refer to the [[Anime/CrossAnge Villkiss]] as the "Singer of Wings".* VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}, the Blue Bomber (a name first given to him by the [now discontinued] Magazine/NintendoPower magazine).* Similar to Mega Man, there is also SonicTheHedgehog, the "Blue Blur". In tie-in materails, he also gains 'The Fastest Thing Alive'.* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''** The series' various divine beings typically have several, in addition to their [[IHaveManyNames many actual names]]. For example, Arkay, the God of Life and Death in the [[SaintlyChurch Nine Divines]] pantheon, is also known as the "Lord of the Wheel of Life", "the Mortal's God", and, more derogatorily, the "Old Knocker" in the old [[HornyVikings Nordic]] religion (where [[EverybodyHatesHades he is despised]] for giving mankind [[WeAreAsMayflies shorter lives]] than their hated rivals, [[LongLived the Mer (Elves)]]. The Red Barons of the the other deities can be found listed on either the series' [[Characters/TheElderScrollsDivineBeings Divine Beings]] page or the series' [[Characters/TheElderScrollsDaedra Daedra]] page.** "Ysmir, Dragon of the North" is a title which can be bestowed by the [[OldMaster Greybeards]] on those who prove themselves to be [[TheChosenOne Dragonborn]]. [[EternalHero Wulfharth Ash-King]] and Talos Stormcrown, aka [[GodEmperor Tiber Septim]], were two examples from the backstory. The player character in ''Skyrim'' also earns this title.** Wulfharth also had several others. Shor's Tongue, which he earned when (violently) reinstated the Old Nordic pantheon in Skyrim. Breath of Kyne, which he earned when he swallowed a storm cloud to protect his army. Ash-King itself refers to either Shor's ghost remaking Wulfharth from his ashes, or him having been "blasted to ash" by the Greybeards.** Jiub, the AscendedExtra recurring character in the series, was proclaimed a saint by the Dunmeri PhysicalGod Vivec for [[HunterOfMonsters eradicating]] the [[GoddamnBats Cliff Racers]] in Vvardenfell. The rest of this title is quite lengthy and mostly self-proclaimed: St. Jiub, the Eradicator Hero of Morrowind and Savior of the Dunmer.** Each game in the main series has one of these for the PlayerCharacter. While you can choose the actual name for the PC, and that name does appear in some text dialogue and in-game writings in some games, this is done for two reasons: One, especially in the fully-voiced games, so your PC can be referred to in dialogue without having to program and record countless name options and two, so that later games can refer to them in a way generic enough to fit regardless of what kind of a character you might have played (race, sex, class, moral/amoral, etc.) as in that earlier game.*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' has "the Eternal Champion."*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' has simply "the Agent."*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' has "the Nerevarine."*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' has, most famously, "the Champion of Cyrodiil." (Hero of Kvatch and, following the ''Shivering Isles'' expansion, [[spoiler:the new [[MadGod Sheogorath]]]].*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' has "the Dragonborn." (Also referred to in the [[ConLang language of the Dragons]] as "Dovahkiin.")*** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'' has "the Soulless One."** ''Oblivion'': *** Agronak gro-Malog, the reigning Arena Grand Champion, is better known by his nickname "The Gray Prince."*** If you complete the Arena questline and become Grand Champion, you get to choose a title from a list of options. The full list is as follows; The Spellslinger, the Butcher, Shadowstep, The Black Arrow, Skullcrusher, the Divine Avenger, the Crimson Blade, the Iron Maiden (female only), Lady Luck (female only), Man o' War (male only), Sir Slaughter (male only), The Tamriel Terror, and Dragonheart.* In ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', players can choose from any number of titles gained through achievements, with such fabulous options as Hellbane, Master at Arms, Binder of Beasts, and The Thief of Midnight.* Many of the [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls characters from]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls the Souls-series of games]] have a nickname like this added to their name such as Yurt the Silent Chief, [[AxCrazy Miralda the Executioner]], [[MemeticBadass Black Iron Tarkus]] or Big Hat Logan.** Gwyn's PraetorianGuard includes [[TheDragonslayer Dragon Slayer]] [[ThatOneBoss Ornstein,]] [[HandicappedBadass Hawkeye Gough,]] [[ProfessionalKiller Lord's Blade]] [[WaifFu Ciaran,]] and [[FallenHero Artorias]] [[TheCorruption the]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Abysswalker.]]* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', you get a title that changes depending on your level and alignment - a low-level Good character might be called The Vault Martyr, while a high level Evil character might be called The Ravager. To contrast, a high level Good character may be called The Wasteland Savior, and will be depicted in your Pip-Boy as a kind of Messianic figure. Typically, this only comes up when Three Dog is reporting your exploits.** The title of The Lone Wanderer could easily be considered this, since the Capital Wasteland is a veritable warzone filled with Super-Mutants, Feral Ghouls and Bandits. People tend to cross only in heavily armed caravans, while the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave will only dare venture into downtown DC with an ''army'' at their back. As Three Dog often notes, The Lone Wanderer does all of this ''[[OneManArmy solo]]''... and what's even more of a kicker is that they're only ''nineteen''.* Legate Lanius of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' is known as The Monster of the East. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking For]] [[BloodKnight good]] [[KillEmAll reason]].** His [[ImplacableMan hardier]], [[GeneralRipper fiercer]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe recently]] [[{{Unperson}} made]] [[TheAtoner contrite]] predecessor, Joshua Graham, is known commonly as The Burned Man ([[KillItWithFire no points for guessing how he got it]]). He was known as the Malpais Legate before that, but it's uncommon knowledge by now.** Ulysses is known as "The Flag-Bearer" by the White Legs due to his signature weapon being a flagpole.** Caesar himself is known as the Son of Mars to his men as well as "The Conqueror of 86 Tribes".** You can even turn your own ''job title'', The Courier, into this by your actions. Saying that you're The Courier will make some people go pale with fear.*** Plus, if your notoriety level with the Powder Gangers is enough, they refer to you as "The Powder Gangers' ''Grim Reaper'', though there is usually a swear word between Grim and Reaper. ** If Raul is inspired to take up his guns once again, he becomes known as the Ghost-Vaquero.** While it's not often used, Robert House is occasionally referred to as the Ghost-Man of Vegas.* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' ties this to your KarmaMeter, giving the main character Vyse different titles as his fame increases; the best title a player can earn is "Vyse the Legend".* [[GameBreaker Orlandu]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' received the nickname "Thunder God Cid" (or T.G. Cid for short).* Samus Aran is merely referred to as "The Hunter" by the Space Pirates in ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime''.* ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' has a chapter in which the team must participate in a dogfighting contest held by a character known as the Black Baron.** This may not be this trope. The Black Baron is a disguise/alter ego used by someone the sort of characters involved in that chapter wouldn't take seriously as a pilot.* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':** The Covenant refer to the Master Chief almost exclusively as "The Demon"; in fact, the expanded universe notes that the Covenant refers to ''all'' Spartans as "demons". Additionally, current Arbiter Thel 'Vadam was also sometimes called "Demon" in-game in the original trilogy.** ODST [[VideoGame/Halo3ODST Taylor H. "Dutch" Miles]] is called "Death's Helmet" by some.* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' and its sequel allow you to pick your own terrifying nickname. You can be Avenger, Reaper, Deathbringer... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Chickenchaser]]...* Two of VideoGame/{{Killzone}}'s bosses, Colonel Cobar and Colonel Radec have the names [[ShoutOut "White Death"]] and [[AnimalMotifs "Hound of Visari"]], respectively. Cobar, due to his having a high kill count, and Radec, because he's head of Visari's personal guard unit, loyal and singular to a fault, and he's an [[BadBoss extreme disciplinarian.]]** Especially about uniforms.*** The Dress Code is the foundation of discipline..* After killing the dark god ruling their entire organization, the Cabal from ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' refers to Caleb almost exclusively as "The Great Betrayer".* Kazuma Kiryu, hero of the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, is known throughout the Japanese criminal underworld as the "Dragon of Dojima", a title he more than earned.* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' has quite a few of these, such as Karel "The Sword Demon", Raven [[spoiler:Raymond of Cornwell]], and the entire Black Fang organization (Lloyd the White Wolf, Linus the Mad Dog, Ursula the Blue Crow, Jaffar the Angel of Death, Legault the Hurricane, Uhai the Soaring Hawk, Aion the Owl, Teodor the Shrike), and ''weapons'' get their own nicknames, like Durandal, the Blazing Sword, and Armads, the Thunder Axe). If you're anyone at all in the game, you've got a nickname.** It's worth mentioning that this is a tradition in ''Fire Emblem'' that often goes hand in hand with their use of QuirkyMinibossSquad. From time to time, those are made out of elite generals of a side and they usually have corresponding titles, the six generals of Grado in the eighth game for example are all named after gemstones.** And if the character didn't have one at the beginning of the game, their personal ending has them gaining one. ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' practically ''swimming'' in this trope when the previous Lords and several famous characters of the series summoned by PaperTalisman, as their eras have long since passed and their titles become legends by itself.* In ''Franchise/DotHack'', this pops up twice. Two of the top players, Orca and Balmung, are known as the Azure Sea and Azure Sky, respectively. [[spoiler: After the events of the first quadrilogy of games, Kite becomes known as the Azure Flame.]] Also, each of the Eight Phases has a title in addition to their name. Some (like The Terror of Death and The Mirage of Deceit) work better than others (The Propagation and The Temptress aren't quite as impressive in comparison).** [[http://dothack.wikia.com/wiki/Cursed_Wave#Phases_of_The_Wave The full list of the Cursed Wave avatars' titles]].** It pops up a third time. Haseo, in a prophetic coincidence, is nicknamed the Terror of Death by other players. It's later found out he has the Avatar of Skeith the phase who held this title. The other Epitatah useers are also referred to by their Phases titles.*** The Temptress title during is also held by a Bishonen Male Character. Though it's appropriate considering who the player is. Kaoru Ichinose, the player behind Elk, who was best friends with Mia, another form of the Phase Macha: The Temptress.* A good deal of the cast of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''. To wit: the One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu (Masamune), the Dragon's Right Eye (Kojyuuro), the Tiger of Kai (Shingen), the Young Tiger (Yukimura), the War-God of Echigo (Kenshin), the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven (Nobunaga), the Demon Queen of the Fifth Heaven (Oichi), the [[strike: Strongest in the Warring States]] Mighty Samurai (Tadakatsu), Shimazu the Beast (Yoshihiro), the Sea Devil of the West (Motochika), the Fox of Ushu (Yoshiaki), the Supreme King (Hideyoshi), the Villain of the Warring States (Hisahide), the Strongest Couple in the Land (Toshiie and Matsu), the Maeda Vagabond (Keiji) and the Dark King (Mitsunari).* In certain games in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series, when Link proves himself worthy of bearing a title, it is usually "the Hero of X," where X is the element most associated with the installment. For instance, in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', his title is "Hero of Time" and "Hero of Winds," respectively.** Bosses are usually introduced with a title in front of their names; sometimes these titles follow a theme in each game. All of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'''s bosses are "The Twilit X", for example. And while Ganondorf has the title "Great King of Evil", [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Ganon]] himself is an aversion; his name stands on its own.* ''VideoGame/WingCommander'':** The Kilrathi Aces have a lot of these, not limited to: Bhurak Starkiller, Khajja the Fang/The Machine, Dahkhath (translates to 'Deathstroke') Bahktosh Redclaw, Kur Human-Killer, Bhuk Bloodmist, Kramm Deathfang, Naijji Fireclaw, and Marjakh Stalker. Many of them double as LukeNounverber.** In ''Wing Commander III'', the Kilrathi call [[PlayerCharacter Christopher Blair]] "The Heart of the Tiger", and see him as the WorthyOpponent to end all Worthy Opponents.* In the DS localization, the Four Elemental Archfiends of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' each have a special title referring to their element, and their status as a "lord" of the elements.** The Blighted Despot, Scarmiglione.** The Drowned King, Cagnazzo.** The Empress of Winds, Barbariccia.** The Autarch of Flames, Rubicante.*** His title is interesting in that autarchism is about ''self'' rule, with no government whatsoever. True to form, he's different from the other archfiends, being a NobleDemon who recognizes strength and prefers to [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen fight like gentlemen]].* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Remilia Scarlet]], otherwise known as [[TheButcher "The Scarlet Devil"]] because her once pure white dress is now dyed red due to her...eating habits.** Her NinjaMaid, Sakuya, is likewise known as the Dog of the Devil.** And then Flandre Scarlet, the Sister of the Devil. Who would probably have gotten an even more terrifying title if she was not [[MadwomanInTheAttic kept in her basement at all times]], since she [[PersonOfMassDestruction accidentally blows up anyone she sets her eyes on]]. ''Shoot the Bullet'' refers to her by the title of ''"Diabolic Wave"''.** All the characters have a title that appears on the screen alongside their name when they are introduced.* Two game-breakingly powerful glitch strategies from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' gave us two {{Fan Nickname}}s with these connotations. "Wind-God" Gau, and "Psycho" Cyan.* The Red Cyclone, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Zangief]]. Later on, we'd get the DoubleAgent Crimson Viper.** As a matter of fact, Capcom bothered to give such an epithet to all the characters of the license in the ''Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia''. Ryu and Ken, for instance, are respectively the "Eternal Seeker" and the "Fire of the Rising Dragon", while Crimson Viper is labeled as "Miss Perfect".* Iron Tager from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' is known to some as the Red Devil, though he's not proud of it.** Ragna the Bloodedge, also known as The Grim Reaper and [[spoiler: his brother]] Major Jin Kisaragi, the Hero of Ikaruga.** 'The Six Heroes' is this applied to ''a group''; each of them did have their own monikers, like Trintity 'Platinum Alchemist' Glassfield, Jubei 'The World's Strongest Creature', etc. Even Ragna's epithet Bloodedge is one from this period in the series' backstory as a legacy title [[spoiler: in spite of the fact that the legacy gets passed to the same guy several decades down the line. Blame Time Travel.]]** Hakumen's BadassCreed, which he recites at least a couple of times per game, begins with 'I am the White Void. I am the Cold Steel. I am the Just Sword.'* Continued into ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'', where the ''Blazblue'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' characters are introduced with cool descriptive titles, for example, Makoto the "[[{{Determinator}} Unfaltering Beastkin]]", Azrael the "[[BloodKnight Deathbringer]]" and Nu-13 the "[[StormOfBlades Sword of Hades]]". ** The ''P4A'' characters get some ''really'' fanciful ones. Yu gets "Sister Complex Kingpin of Steel", (and [[EmbarrassingNickname he hates it]]), KickChick PluckyGirl Chie fittingly gets "Spunky Dragon with Deadly Legs", and BoisterousBruiser Kanji gets the really awesome nickname ''"The Bloodcurdling Beefcake Emperor"''.** {{Averted|Trope}} with the ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' cast, who titles are just the names of their EXS abilities. That said, "Unknown Actor" (Hyde) and "Harvester" (Gordeau) are undeniably pretty cool.** Also {{Averted|Trope}} by {{Unexpected Character}}s [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY]], who just get the title of their {{Image Song}}s ("Red like Roses", "Mirror Mirror", "From Shadows" and "I Burn").* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' has Sergei Dragunov, "The White Angel of Death" - possibly a nod towards [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Astiz Alfredo Astiz]], "The Blonde Angel of Death."* Kamui Tokinomiya of ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'', also known as the "[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Thousand Years Protector]]".* [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], the Ghost Of Sparta.* In most Bioware and Obsidian roleplaying games they resort to this trope to avoid having to voice the player's customizable name, mostly using "our leader" or "the Captain" in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' and the ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games, and 'you' in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' and ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire''.** ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' also uses the fact that TheEmpire doesn't know your character's name or what he/she looks like (no [[{{Mooks}} adversaries]] have survived encounters with you) to have people in the capital giving speeches on the dangers of the Scourge of the South.** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', the first game's PlayerCharacter is referred to only as the Hero of Ferelden, while Hawke in this game is called the Champion of Kirkwall. In ''Videogame/DragonAgeInquisition'' you start off as the Herald of Andraste before moving on to Inquisitor.* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[VigilanteMan Garrus]] earns himself the nickname Archangel in Omega.** The player character can be known, alternately, as 'The Butcher of Torfan', 'The Savior of Elysium', 'The Hero of the Citadel', et cetera, depending on their background and in-game choices.** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' takes this to the level of art form. Each of the player character classes are given a nifty code name (Ace for the Smuggler, Cipher 9 for the Agent) or title (Hero of Tython for the Knight, Bar'sen'thor for the Consular) by the end of Act 1 of their ThreeActStructure. Players can also earn titles through certain game events and choices, and you can choose which title you display. Even some [=NPCs=] are given nasty titles like Grand Moff Rykus Killran ("The Butcher of Coruscant") or Lord Scourge, ("The Emperor's Wrath.") The Bounty Hunter is more or less a case of EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep since "The Champion of the Great Hunt" is pretty unwieldy.* Gordon Freeman of ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', known by labels such as "The One Free Man" or "The Opener of the Way" after his actions during the Black Mesa incident.** The Combine views such labels as examples of dangerous and primitive thinking, but that doesn't stop the Overwatch calling him "[[NewSpeak Anticitizen One.]]"** They call Alyx "Vance Subprime". That might count.* In the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series. We have the "Tiger of Jiang Dong" Sun Jian, the "The Hero of Chaos" Cao Cao, "The Sleeping Dragon" Zhuge Liang, "The Fledgling Phoenix" Pang Tong, "The Little Conqueror" Sun Ce, "Duke of the Beautiful Beard" Guan Yu, Ma Chao "the Splendid", and the absolutely feared, "Flying General" Lu Bu, Zhang Fei doesn't have a pseudoname, but according to the novel, the very mention of his name literally frightened a general to death. (At the battle of Chang Ban)* In ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}'', no matter if you take a path of absolute peace or overwhelming violence, the eponymous character is known to the aliens simply as the ''"Human Anomaly,"'' owing both to her relentless determination and her unprecedented ability to use alien technology.. Doesn't sound quite awesome? The logs you find prove that it's enough to strike all manner of fear into the Tasen...** [[spoiler: And the Komato. In the final level, there's a log of a commander screaming at their troops for being too afraid to fight properly, because Iji killed (or is assumed to have killed) a legendary Komato soldier who also qualifies, "Iosa the Invincible". Her title is ''literal''.]]* The ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' verse has dozens of competitors fighting under aliases, especially in the first game. Example: the backstory of one of the competitors - Jesse Davis - explains that he's a "'deep freeze' cold world combat specialist", capable of surviving on melted ice for weeks. Hence the name "Ice Weasel".* Creator example: ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' co-creator Romero was nicknamed "The Surgeon" for his proficiency in FPS deathmatch.** Doomguy himself recieves the honor in ''VideoGame/Doom2016''; the UAC refer to him as the "Doom Marine", while the denizens of Hell fearfully call him the "Doom Slayer".* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': ** Surprisingly, this is initially [[AvertedTrope Averted]] for the "Ace Attorney" Phoenix Wright himself. He does have a few aliases, but most of those belong to [[AffectionateNickname another]] [[EmbarrassingNickname trope.]] However, post AJ-era he's known as the "Turnabout Terror" and as the "Comeback King". Once he starts picking up his reputation in Khura'in, there he becomes known as "The Fighting Phoenix" by members of the rebellion, or the "Barbed Lawyer" by those who hold a lower opinion of him.** Miles Edgeworth picked up the nickname "Demon Prosecutor" for his [[AmoralAttorney ruthless actions in court]]. He's rarely called this after he's finished his HeelFaceTurn, however.** Manfred von Karma is known as the "God of Prosecution" due to having a 40-year long win record.** Angel Starr, a former detective appearing in one case, was known as the "Cough-up Queen" due to her ability to get even the most hardened criminal to spill information.** When Winston Payne is introduced, he is known as the "Rookie Killer." [[ButtMonkey It doesn't last long.]]** His brother, Gaspen Payne, is known as the "Rookie Humiliator". True to form, within the first ten minutes of Athena's second trial, he [[TraumaButton deliberately triggers her PTSD]], forcing Phoenix to [[BigDamnHeroes object to his shenanigans and take lead of the defense]].** [[CosmicPlaything Maggey Birde,]] a defendant in the second [[spoiler: and third]] game is known as the "Goddess of Misfortune" and "Lady Luckless" by her peers due to her [[BornUnlucky abysmal luck.]]** [[SmallNameBigEgo Luke Atmey]] monikers himself "The Ace Detective." although nobody really picks up on it.* In ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', [[spoiler:Revya]] in the Demon Path gets called the "Devourlord".* ''VideoGame/LuminousArc'' has Sir Heath, "The Cleansing Flame."* Any creature in ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' that makes notable kills can acquire this notoriety, with titles expanding toward TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard (i.e. Razorpelt the Armored Machine of the Abyss.) Given that these titles are randomly generating, however, you're just as likely to end up as "Urist the Raisin of Shrinking" or something similarly silly. The fandom has multiple characters with some very badass names, most of which are on the Awesome/DwarfFortress page:** Cacame Awemedinade, the Immortal Onslaught, [[ElvesVsDwarves Elf]] [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch King of the Dwarves]], an elf born in a dwarf-lead civilization who became a dwarf king because of his sheer hatred of his own species after another elf killed and [[ImAHumanitarian ate]] his wife. Something of a MemeticBadass among the fandom, his exploits include killing a dragon with two hits of his hammer, and breaking a human siege [[OneManArmy on his own]].** Tholtig Cryptbrain, the Waning Diamonds, a dwarf queen fighting to protect her race from extinction who eventually died undefeated, from old age.** Urist Fiercewinds the Omen, a dwarf adventurer.** Gedor Puzzlesneak the Knot of Hexes, a demon with the record for most sentient kills ever in a ''Dwarf Fortress'' world, with a mind-blowing ''87,763'' kills.** Reg Violenttool, the Basic Luck of Iron, a Legendary hammerdwarf.* In the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series, Shadow is referred to, by himself and others, as the "Ultimate Lifeform"* Dillon, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/DillonsRollingWestern'', is often referred to as the "Red Flash".* Georg Prime from the ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series has people across two continents calling him "Deathblow" like it's his first name, and you better believe that he can live up to it.** Flik from the first two games is know as "the Blue Lightning", because he's fast and wears a blue cloak, and also because [[ShockAndAwe he favors lightning runes]].* In ''[[VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus]]'', all of the Tsviets have a title of some sort. They are: Azul the Cerulean, Shelke the Transparent, Rosso the Crimson, Nero the Sable, and their leader, Weiss the Immaculate.* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has the [[EldritchAbomination primals]], most of whom are given epithets:** Ifrit: [[PlayingWithFire Lord of the Inferno]]** Titan: [[DishingOutDirt Lord of Crags]]** Garuda: [[BlowYouAway Lady of the Vortex]]** Leviathan: [[MakingASplash Lord of the Whorl]]** Ramuh: [[ShockAndAwe Lord of Levin]]** Shiva: [[AnIcePerson Lady of Frost]]** Odin: [[BlackKnight The Dark Divinity]]** Bahamut: [[DragonsAreDemonic The Dreadwyrm]]** Alexander: The Creator** Bismark: [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial Lord of the Mists]]** Ravana: [[BigCreepyCrawlies Lord of the Hive]]** Susano: [[BewareTheSillyOnes Lord of the Revel]]** Lakshmi: [[LightIsNotGood Lady of Bliss]]* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', all of the Glitz Pit fighters have at least one:** The Great Gonzales (Mario): The Merciless Executioner (first run), The Superstar Sequel (second run)** The Goomba Bros.: The Hoppin' Hardheads (first run), The Meteorite Hardheads (second run)** The KP Koopas: The Shell Machines Of Doom** The Pokey Triplets: The Spiked Terror Triplets** The Dead Bones: The Bone-Banging Rockers** Spike Storm: The Midnight Spike-Bombers** The Hand-It-Overs: The Grim Death Burglars** The Mind-Bogglers: The Gray Entanglers** The Punk Rocks: The Green Torture Squad** The Bob-omb Squad: The Big Bomb Boomers** The Wings Of Night: The Sleepy Stealth Scythe** The Destructors: The Flying Bullets** The Armored Harriers: The Iron Adonis Twins** The Tiny Spinies: The Thorny Demons** The Poker Faces: The Ultimate Weapons** The Shellshockers: The Turtles Of Hurtle** The Fuzz: The Bottomless Vacuums** The Magikoopa Masters: The Underworld Servants** Craw-Daddy: The Dark Gatekeeper** Hamma Bamma and Flare: The Big Bad Brute Bros.** Chomp Country: The Red Ore Fear Orbs** The Koopinator: The Razor Blade Brigadier** Rawk Hawk: The Feral Nuclear Reactor** Indeed, it's strongly implied that most (if not all) of the fighters fight under a stage name. Mario fights as "The Great Gonzales", and the real name of King K (of the KP Koopas) is later revealed to be KP Pete.** In the same game, Bowser refers to himself as "The Remorseless King of Evil", "The Shadow Thief", and "Koopa Koot".* ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' has Nineball in the [=PS2=] era games and later White Glint in 4 and For Answer.* In ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'', your generals (and a number of your agents such as princesses and assassins) can get these sorts of titles. Sometimes it's the normal, awe inspiring names like King Edward the Chivalrous, Prince Louis the Brave, etc. However, if your general has too many of the ''wrong'' personality traits, you can get epithets like King Henry the Cuckold, Erik the Lewd, Doge Barbus the Queen, or Prince Hassan the Idiot...* In the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series, Big Boss has a mythology based around him. Big Boss has fought in countless wars and saved the world from nuclear war a total of 3 times over the course of a military career spanning 50 years. The United States used him as a basis for how to model their soldiers and took some of his DNA to genetically modify their soldiers. Other countries marveled at his legendary skills and some even doubted that he existed thinking no one man could accomplish all the things he did. Big Boss rightfully earned titles ranging from The Legendary Mercenary, the man who makes anything possible, One-Eyed Jack, Saladin (referencing the famous commander from the Crusades), and the greatest soldier of the 20th century. Big Boss was shrouded in myth by enemies and allies alike.** ''Metal Gear'' is swimming in Red Barons. Members of the various {{Quirky Miniboss Squad}}s are always referred to by codename or title, as are most protagonists and many villains. There are plenty of characters with given names that populate the series, but the ones with the most screen time go by codename or title. ** Raiden has a title of his own, "Jack the Ripper", which he earned during his days as a ChildSoldier.* In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', Mr. L nicknames himself the Green Thunder.* Imperator Vlaana Azleea in ''VideoGame/GroundControl 2: Operation Exodus'' is known throughout the [[TheEmpire Terran Empire]] and the [[TheAlliance Northern Star Alliance]] as the Butcher of Ariel, after her brutal subjugation of the Ariel colony (the birthplace of NSA).* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', [[ColonelBadass Colonel Jade Curtiss]] earns the nickname Jade the Necromancer because he apparently has been caught [[{{Squick}} scavenging corpses from battlefields.]]* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' allows players to gain numerous titles. From Dragonslayer, the Immortal, and Twilight Vanquisher to Ambassador, Farmer, and the Love Fool.** The Klaxxi Paragons each a unique title: The Wind Reaver, The Prime, The Blood Seeker, The Death Caller. The list goes on. In addition, they call you "Awakener", because you've been present for the awakenings of all the Klaxxi warriors.* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': The Servants often have their own titles, not surprising, considering they are all legendary heroes. The ones that get mentioned most often are Gilgamesh's "King of Heroes" and Saber's "[[spoiler:King of Knights]]". Saber also refers to Lancer as "Ireland's Hero of Light" when she figures out his true identity (Cú Chulainn).** ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': Arcueid herself is referred to as the White Moon Princess by Nrvqsr, being the titular [[MeaningfulName Moon Princess]]. Most of the Dead Apostle Ancestors are known by some kind of title rather than their name. Roa was known as "The Serpent of Akasha", Nrvnqsr was given the name "Chaos" by the Church, the vampire that became a "[[{{Curse}} tatari]]" was known as "The Night of Wallachia". Others mentioned in supplementary materials include "Eclipse Princess of Black Blood" (Altrouge Brunestud), "The Dark Six" (true name unknown), "Demon of Stratovarius" (Fina-Blood Svelten), "The Lord of Predation"/"City Devourer" (Stanrobe Calhin), etc. In one of the side stories, Shiki himself has taken the name [[FutureBadass Satsujinki]] (殺人貴), a play on his name "Shiki" (志貴) and the word "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Murderer Demon]]" (殺人鬼).* James Raynor of ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' fame was once part of a Confederate military unit that earned the nickname of "Heaven's Devils" for their exploits during the Guild Wars. As if the name wasn't metal enough, they made a customized unit patch that consisted of TheGrimReaper holding [[GatlingGood a chaingun]] and SinisterScythe, standing atop [[NothingButSkulls a pile of skulls]]. Some of the tie-in comics go into how they got the name: liberating a Kel-Morian prisoner of war camp using prototype jet-pack-equipped armor, followed by blasting their way out in the Kel-Morians' own vehicles when the mission went south.* In a similar vein to ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', all the seven Kaibutsu Lords of ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay'' have this. They include Orrum the "Ravager", Teachy the "Discordian", Clio the "Maledictor", etc.* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2''. In both the Allied and Soviet campaigns the player is told that their actions have caused the terrified enemy to give them an intimidating nickname. The Allied commander is dubbed "The Ghost" for the use of stealth to destroy Soviet bases, while the Soviet commander is named "The Butcher" for the destruction of Paris by transforming the Eiffel Tower into a giant tesla coil.* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'': Daud, the Knife of Dunwall, leader of [[MurderInc the Whalers]].* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateSiegeOfDragonspear'': The leader of the "crusade" approaching from the north is just called the Shining Lady. Much more than that isn't known.* Players in ''VideoGame/{{Ryzom}}'' can choose from various titles they've earned as a reward for reaching a certain level in a skill. The high-level titles can be ''ridiculous'', with such options as "Crimson Executioner", "Avatar of Destruction", and "Celestial Guardian" being among them.* Eliza of ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' is known as the Crimson Scourge.** There's also the Mafia assassin Black Dahlia, whose real name is unknown.* Zetta from ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' might have the most hilariously awesome title in the history of ever: The Most Badass Frickin Overlord in All The Cosmos!* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' uses HelloInsertNameHere, but usually gives protagonists default names. Those without in-game default names are generally given a title, most notably [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI the Hero]] and [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne the Demi-fiend]]. Despite these characters having names in supplemental material, they are referred to in games by their titles.* [[TheChessmaster Yannick Moreau]] in the ''VideoGame/NexusClash'' backstory was nicknamed the "King of Laurentia" for his savvy as a political operator even though [[ShiningCity Laurentia]] didn't officially have any nobility or royalty. Several player characters have picked up examples of this trope since.* ''VideoGame/AggressorsOfDarkKombat'' is full of this, since all the characters (including [[VideoGame/WorldHeroes Fuuma]]) have BadassBoast as nicknames InUniverse. Starting with [[TheProtagonist Joe Kusanagi]], "The Red Panther from Honmoku".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]* ''Webcomic/{{Achewood}}'' gives us Rodney Leonard Stubbs, known as "The Man With The Blood On His Hands" for his badassery in the [[TournamentArc Great Outdoor Fight]]. "Son of Rodney", [[spoiler: his son Ray]], isn't half bad either.* ''WebComic/CityOfReality'': after the events in Magic World, Todo's been nicknamed "The Soul of Reality." Since Reality itself is legendary for its IncorruptiblePurePureness, that really means something.* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Old Man Death earned his name by riding with the Jägermonsters and never losing a fight, which impressed his nigh unkillable fellow cavalry members. * ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' has [[AwesomeMcCoolname Señor Vorpal Kickass'o]]!* ''Webcomic/{{Gosu}}'': Any high-level gosu of any notoriety has an epithet tied to them with names such as The Wraith Hand, The Devil of the Venom Hands, The Phantom Visitor and The Black Scorpion King flying about.** The most fearsome of them all is "The Heavenly Destroyer", the epithet of the late [[WorldsBestWarrior Dogko Ryong]].* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' has the protagonist Allison Wanda Ruth, who according to prophecy will, after killing seven {{God Emperor}}s and kicking off a third conquest of TheMultiverse, gain the eponymous moniker "Kill Six Billion Demons".* ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'' has several characters with nicknames, though not all get used in the comic/show itself. Some among the ones that do: Jason "Ace of" Spades, Silk of the Solar Winds aka "White Noise", and Kurt "Geisha" Straieta.* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' had Torg fall back in time into an ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'' pastiche, where the townsfolk called him "The Stormbreaker" based on his destiny to defeat a demon. They weren't entirely accurate, though... [[spoiler: Zoe was the ''real'' [[TheUnchosenOne Stormbreaker]]]].* In ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', any Ranker in the top 1% of all Rankers gets their own sobriquet (with some even getting two!). This includes names such as Ray Barracuda, White Sword, Killer Whale, Great White Shark, Snakehead, God's Eye, Heretic etc.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, Tennyo has picked up the nickname 'Disaster Dame'. She doesn't like it, and insists those catastrophes weren't her fault.** Tennyo, aka Billie Wilson, has other, even worse nicknames. Like 'The Scourge' and 'Stalker of the Stars' (or 'Starstalker').* [[FanFic/EnemyOfMyEnemy All Brutes fear "The Black Sangheili"]]. Considering that Rukth 'Kilkar is indeed capable of slaughtering hundreds of foes without breaking a sweat ''and'' with [[HandicappedBadass only one eye]], this is justified.* ''Roleplay/FateNuovoGuerra'', owing to Servants being legendary heroes, features several, such as "Dragon King" for [[KingArthur Uther Pendragon]], "Cunning [[Literature/TheOdyssey Odysseus]]", "Godlike [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]]", "El Cid Campeador", for well, [[NicknameBasis El Cid]], "Scourge of God" for Attila the Hun, etc.* In ''Literature/TheSalvationWar'', Humanity is kicking demon butt so thoroughly that the Lords of Hell start calling them "The Lords of War."* Some of the players in ''WebOriginal/AHWorldCup'' have badass nicknames. This includes, but not limited to: Murray Humperdick ("Bloody Murder"}, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ("The Armored Dinner Jacket"), etc.* ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' plays with this by having That Sci-Fi Guy say in an awed voice "Linkara? In Star Trek circles he's known only as... Linkara!"* In ''WebVideo/TalesFromMyDDCampaign'', Little One becomes generally known as "Orcslayer" after defeating an orc in single combat. Considering that this setting's orcs are so ridiculously badass that ''a single orc'' can level a small city, this is, to quote the narrator, "one hell of a badass nickname".* ''[[Website/AgonyBooth Mr. Mendo]]'' is referred to as "The Internet's Strongest Man" as a shout-out/parody of Wrestling/MarkHenry.* The illustrati of ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheLimelight'' often create nicknames for themselves on purpose in order to facilitate the spread of their fame. Welexi is known as Sunhawk, Whitespear, or Brightshield, referencing his [[LightEmUp control over light]], [[ActionGirl Vidre]] is the Queen of Glass, and [[CastingAShadow Dominic]] is Lightscour.* In ''WebVideo/DirigibleDays'', there is the notorious HighPriest of ReligionOfEvil, Salazar Strega, known as "the Hierophant". As if his real name wasn't [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast scary enough]].* The [[EldritchAbomination Scarlet King]] from the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', otherwise known as Shormaush Urdal. His real name is Khahrahk, but other than in his origin story, he's always referred to as either the Scarlet King or just the King. [[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':** Aang--The Avatar, The Last Airbender** [[spoiler:Zuko]]--The Blue Spirit** Toph--The Blind Bandit, The Runaway** Iroh--The Dragon of the West. There are two stories for how he got his name. One says it's because he can ''breathe fire'' after ''drinking tea'', but it later turns out that [[spoiler:you get the title of "dragon" by ''actually killing a dragon'' (though he lied about killing the last one).]] Fittingly, he also ''tells'' a group of warriors who've surrounded him [[BadassBoast "Now I will show you why they call me the Dragon of the West"]].*** This is probably twofold; in the Fire Nation [[spoiler: any Firebender who slays a dragon is given the title of dragon]]. His also being known as "Dragon" among the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe would be because of his formidable combat prowess and BreathWeapon (the Fire Nation might have a lot of dragons, but Iroh is ''The'' Dragon).** Combustion Man, or his other name, Sparky Sparky Boom Man (we never learn his real name).** '''''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe THE]] [[ThirdPersonPerson BOULDER]]''''' is '''''FURIOUS''''' that nobody's mentioned him (and the other Earthbending fighters) yet!** Many of the Freedom Fighters (The Duke, Pipsqueak, Longshot, Sneers)--Jet and Smellerbee are the two exceptions.* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Kuvira of Book 4 is known as "The Great Uniter" due to her conquest of the fractured Earth Kingdom.* In an example very close to the {{Trope Namer|s}}: "The Dark Ace" from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''.* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' has Maleficent, the "Mistress of All Evil" whose status as such is never questioned despite [[{{Narcissist}} her having apparently given the title to herself]]. In fact, even the marketing materials for ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' make use of the title [[spoiler: [[MisaimedMarketing despite how little it fits her characterization in that film]]]].* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Sid "The Squid" Debris, after what looks like an AccidentalMurder, is known as "The Man Who Killed Batman."* The Red Lynx from the ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' episode "The Ghost Pilot" is a perfect example. Not only is he an {{Expy}} of the {{Trope Namer|s}}, but he's known ''only'' by his two nicknames; his real name is never revealed.* A few characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' have been gifted with names, such as "The Man Who Stands Behind Shadows"[[spoiler: Magnus Hammersmith]], "The Dead Man"[[spoiler: Offdensen]], and "The Half Man"[[spoiler:Mr. Salacia]]* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'': Beck goes by The Renegade, since no one really believes he's Tron.* In ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'', the Outcasts only know Hiccup as "The Dragon Conqueror" and are surprised to find out who he is.* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Mal has one in-universe: "[[TokenEvilTeammate The Malevolent One]]". Once this nickname is brought up, it immediately forces the other personalities into hiding. He's not even called "Mal" until a [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname few episodes after he's introduced]].* ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' has the show's BigBad, Mumm-Ra, "the Ever-Living (Source of Evil)".* In ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', the season 2 episode "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS2E23IntoTheWand Into the Wand]]" reveals that [[spoiler:Toffee (the supposedly-deceased BigBad of the previous season)]] is better known to Mewni history as "the Immortal Monster." Additionally, "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS3E2MoonTheUndaunted Moon The Undaunted]]" reveals Toffee was known as "The Lizard" in his days as general of the monster army.** All the queens of Mewni have an alias, the ones we know are: Moon "The Undaunted", Eclipsa "The Queen of Darkness", Celena "The Shy", Solaria "The Monster Carver", Festivia "The Fun", Skywynne "Queen of Hours", Soupina "The Strange", Dirrhennia "The Heaped", and Crescenta "The Eager".[[/folder]]----